1929
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- Formal nursing education began in Louisiana State University (LSU) System on the Baton Rouge campus.
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1931
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- Inaugural nursing courses taught at Charity Hospital on supervision, ward management, ward instruction and general education courses.
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1933
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- LSU System approved Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education (BSN Ed.) under the General Extension Division within Teachers’ College of LSU, Baton Rouge.
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1935
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- First BSN Ed. Degree conferred.
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1937
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1949
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1952
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- Admission to the LSU and Charity Hospital 5 year educational program discontinued.
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1955
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- Initial membership in National League for Nursing (NLN).
- Louisiana State Board of Nurse Examiners grants initial accreditation to the Program in Basic Nursing.
- Two new curriculums awarding a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), a 4 year degree for high school
graduates and a 5 semester Specialized RN program leading to a BSN degree were initiated for nurses who were already licensed as a RN.
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1958
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- Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education (BSN Ed.) degree was discontinued.
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1959
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- Louisiana State Board of Nurse Examiners provides full approval of nursing educational programs.
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1962
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- NLN onsite accreditation visit occurred resulting in the initial full accreditation of the basic nursing program.
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1965
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- Sister Henrietta Guyot retires as Head of the Department of Nursing.
- Veronica Majchrzak, MS in Nursing Education appointed as Acting Head of the Department of Nursing until 1969.
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1967
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- The separate 5 semester program for licensed RNs leading to a BSN discontinued.
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1968
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1969
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- Geraldine F. Hofmann, MS appointed Acting Dean of the School of Nursing.
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1970
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- June Anita Hannon, MA appointed Dean of the School of Nursing.
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1972
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- Master of Nursing degree (MN) approved.
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1973
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- Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) degree approved by LSU Board of Supervisors. Louisiana State Board of Nurse Examiners granted approval of ASN degree program.
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1975
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- First Associate of Science in Nursing degree conferred. First Master of Nursing degree conferred.
- Continuing Nursing Education department initiated.
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1976
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- June Hannon retires as Dean of the School of Nursing.
- Helen A. Dunn, DrPH appointed Dean of the School of Nursing.
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1977
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- Master of Nursing degree granted initial NLN accreditation.
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1978
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- School of Nursing relocated to 420 Prieur Street.
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1980
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- Nursing Continuing Education Program receives initial accreditation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
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1984
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- School of Nursing relocated to 1900 Gravier Street.
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1985
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- Doctor of Nursing Science (DNS) degree approved and initiated.
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1988
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- First Doctor of Nursing Science (DNS) degree conferred.
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1992
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- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner concentration initiated.
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1993
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- Sister Henrietta Guyot Professorship in Nursing established.
- Primary Care Family Nurse Practitioner concentration initiated.
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1996
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- Helen A. Dunn retires as Dean of the School of Nursing.
- St. Charles General Hospital Auxiliary Endowed Professorship in Nursing established.
- James B. and Helen Dunn Professorship in Nursing established.
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1997
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- Elizabeth A. Humphrey, EdD appointed Dean of the School of Nursing.
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1998
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- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) granted initial accreditation to BSN and MN degrees.
- P. K. Scheerle, RN Professorship in Nursing established.
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2000
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- Associate of Science in Nursing degree discontinued.
- RN to BSN formal program of study initiated.
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2001
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- Master of Nursing with a specialization in Nurse Anesthesia degree initiated.
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2003
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- Tenet Health System/Jo Ellen Smith, BSN, Endowed Chair for Nursing Research established.
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2005
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- First Master of Nursing with specialization in Nurse Anesthesia degree conferred.
- School of Nursing temporarily relocated to Baton Rouge at the LSU Systems Office, then to Pennington Biomedical Research Center in Baton Rouge after Hurricane Katrina.
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2006
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- Graduate classes (MN & DNS) returned to New Orleans in January;
- Undergraduate classes returned to New Orleans in the summer.
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2007
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- Elizabeth A. Humphrey retires as Dean of the School of Nursing.
- Demetrius J. Porche, DNS appointed as Dean of the School of Nursing.
- Tucker H. Couvillon III Professorship established for nursing research in Parkinson’s Disease
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2008
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- Yvonne Sterling, PhD appointed as St. Charles General Hospital Auxiliary Professor of Nursing.
- Gloria Giarrantano, PhD appointed PK Scheerle Professor of Nursing.
- Leslie Pejic, PhD appointed Sister Henrietta Guyot Professor of Nursing.
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with specialty in Nursing Education approved and first graduate students enrolled.
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2009
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- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) awarded 10 years of accreditation to the School of Nursing.
- First Master of Science in Nursing in Nursing Education degree conferred.
- RN Refresher Program approved by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing.
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2010
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- LSUHSC School of Nursing celebrates over 75 years of educating nurses at the 75th Anniversary Gala.
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2011
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- The Louisiana Center for Promotion of Optimal Health Outcomes: A Joanna Briggs Institute Center of Excellence established as an affiliate Center of the Joanna Briggs Institute
- Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree approved.
- Walgreens Take Care Clinic Partnership established.
- American Nurse Credentialing Center – Commission on Accreditation approves four year accreditation as a provider of Continuing Nursing Education
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2012
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- LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing/LSU Healthcare Network opened nurse managed clinics at Village de Jardin and Terraces on Tulane.
- Southern Nursing Research Society (SNRS) 26th Annual conference “Nurse Scientists as Crucial Partners to Health Delivery” hosted by LSUHSC School of Nursing at the New Orleans Hilton
- National Student Nurses Association recognizes the Student Nurses Association of LSUHSC–SON as a Stellar School Chapter
- Epsilon Nu Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society celebrates 30 year Anniversary at the Annual induction Ceremony.
- Council on Accreditation for Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs approved the post-masters DNP Nurse Anesthesia concentration and the BSN to DNP Nurse Anesthesia concentration.
- First cohort of post-master’s DNP students enrolled.
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2013
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- Louisiana State Nurses Association recognizes the School of Nursing as the Nightingale School of the Year for “Entry into Practice.”
- 80th Anniversary celebrated at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art.
- First Post-Masters Doctor of Nursing Practice students Graduate in December.
- First cohort of BSN to DNP Nurse Anesthesia students enrolled.
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2014
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- First cohorts of BSN to DNP students in the primary care family nurse practitioner, neonatal nurse practitioner, adult/gerontology clinical nurse specialist, executive nurse leader, and public/community health role and population focus areas are enrolled.
- The LSU Health New Orleans Interprofessional Care Management Program was awarded one of six Association of American Medical Colleges 2013 Clinical Care Innovation Challenge Awards.
- The LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing/LSU Healthcare Network opened a nurse managed primary care clinic for employee health at the LSU Health New Orleans downtown campus.
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2015
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- The first cohort of the CPRIDE Faculty Mentorship Program began.
- Academic undergraduate honors program entitled Mentoring Undergraduate Students for Excellence in Scholarship (MUSES) was initiated.
- The School of Nursing, in partnership with the School of Dentistry, opened the Dental and Medical Primary Care Clinic at the School of Dentistry.
- School of Nursing designated as an NLN Center of Excellence for 2015-2019 in recognition of sustained efforts to “Create Environments that Promote the Pedagogical Expertise of Faculty.”
- School of Nursing presented with a Childhood and Family Learning Foundation Whole Child Champion Award.
- Recognized as the Nursing School of the Year for Entry into Practice by the Louisiana State Nurses Association.
- Alumni Association hosts the First Annual Mudbug March to Stomp Out Pulmonary Hypertension.
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2016
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- School of Nursing recognized as the Nursing School of the Year for Graduate Degree Programs by the Louisiana State Nurses Association.
- New MSN program, Clinical Nurse Leader, is initiated.
- Last class of Master of Nursing students graduated.
- School of Nursing Core Values revised from “caring, professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence” to “stewardship, organizational citizenship, nursing innovation, caring, professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence.”
-
SafeZone for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Ally
training program initiated.
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner DNP concentrations initiated.
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2017
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- School of Nursing received the 2017 Stellar School Award from the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA).
- Initial participation in the annual medical humanitarian project
Healing Peru
.
- The Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) conferred upon the Nursing Skills and Technology Center/Simulation Center SSH Accreditation in the areas of Teaching/Education for the period 2017-2022.
- Dedication of an all-gender restroom in the School of Nursing.
- University Medical Center and Louisiana State University Health - New Orleans School of Nursing - Nursing Research and Evidence Based Practice Council initiated.
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Nurse Practitioner DNP concentration approved and initiated.
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2018
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- Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Acute and Primary Care DNP concentrations approved (2017) and initiated (2018) in collaboration with Children’s Hospital of New Orleans.
- The Diversity and Inclusivity Advisory Task Force was initiated in July 2018.
- School of Nursing inaugural magazine,
LSU Nursing
, launched.
- The inaugural class of the LSU Health New Orleans Hall of Fame and Outstanding Alumni honored at the 85th Anniversary Gala, November 2018.
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2019
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- The inaugural Black Historical Nurses Newsletter initiated February 2019.
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