Georgetown University School of Nursing explained

Georgetown University School of Nursing
Former Name:School of Nursing & Health Studies (2000–2022)
Established:1903
Dean:Roberta Waite
Affiliation:Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Students:1,650
Undergrad:550
Postgrad:1,100
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Georgetown University School of Nursing is one of the eleven schools of Georgetown University. Founded in 1903 as the School of Nursing,[1] it added three other health related majors in 1999 and appended its name to become the School of Nursing & Health Studies.[2] In 2022, the school returned to the name School of Nursing, as the School of Health was divided from it. The school has been at the forefront of education in the health care field, offering many programs unique to America's elite institutions. Offering undergraduate and graduate programs in the health sciences, graduates are prepared to enter the complex fields of medicine, law, health policy, and nursing. The School of Nursing is made up of the Department of Health Systems Administration, the Department of Human Science, the Department of International Health, and the Department of Nursing.[3]

The Department of Human Science completed the Discovery Center in 2006. The Discovery Center includes a Basic Health Science Teaching Laboratory, a Molecular and Cell Biology Research Laboratory, a Cell Culture Room, a Preparation and Instrument Room, and a Zeiss Axiovert 200 microscope.

In 2011, the Department of Nursing launched an online nursing initiative at the graduate level. The online initiative builds upon Georgetown's on-campus graduate nursing program and is the university's first-ever online degree-granting program.[4]

The School of Nursing is home to GUS - Georgetown University Simulator - a full-body, robotic mannequin that can realistically replicate physiological conditions and symptoms and pharmacological responses. The simulator is within the O'Neill Family Foundation Clinical Simulation Center, which includes adult patient simulators, a pediatric patient simulator, five primary care offices, and two hospital units. The Simulation Center is used extensively for clinical education by undergraduate and graduate level nursing programs, as well as by undergraduates in the Department of Human Science.

Several graduate programs within the School of Nursing were ranked in the 2012 "America's Best Graduate Schools" edition of U.S. News & World Report. The Nurse Anesthesia Program was ranked 17th,[5] the Healthcare Management Program was ranked 29th,[6] the Nurse Midwifery Program was ranked 19th,[7] and the nursing graduate program was ranked 36th.[8] The school also has an active research program.

Degrees Offered

Bachelor of Science

Master of Science

Doctoral

Online Nursing and Health Studies Programs

Georgetown University School of Nursing offers an online Master of Science degree in Nursing with four specializations.[9] The online courses operate in a seminar style, and clinical components can be completed at locations in or near students’ home communities.[13] Georgetown's nursing programs are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.[14]

Online FNP Program

The online FNP program follows the same curriculum as the on-campus program. The curriculum covers topics such as disease prevention, health promotion, and management of acute and chronic illness. During the OCIs, students can use a simulator at the O’Neill Family Foundation Clinical Simulation Center located within the NHS. This simulator helps students practice in a safe, supervised environment by replicating physiological conditions and symptoms as well as pharmacological responses.[15] Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the Family Nurse Practitioner certification exam offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.[10]

Online Midwifery Program

Georgetown University's Nurse-Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner program was started in 1972 and transitioned to online classes in 2011. Students come to the Georgetown University campus three times during the program for hands-on experience with professors, and log more than a thousand hours of clinical experience in or near their own communities while working with a preceptor.[16] Classes prepare students to manage obstetrical and gynecological needs for women, manage the care of a healthy newborn, and provide primary care to women. Graduates can sit for the Certified Nurse Midwives exam offered by the American Midwifery Certification Board and the Women's Health Nurse Practitioner exam offered by the National Certification Corporation.[11] [17]

List of deans

NameYearsNotes
Superintendents of Nurses and/or Directresses of Nursing School (Approximate Years)
1Sister 1903–1907Superintendent[18]
2Sister 1908–1913Directress
3Sister 1908–1920Superintendent, then directress
4Sister 1913–1914Superintendent
5Sister 1914–1926Superintendent, then directress
6Sister 1921–1925Directress
7Sister 1926–1929Directress, superintendent
Superintendents of Nurses and/or Principals/Directresses of Nursing School
8Sister 1929–1939[19]
9Sister Mary 1940
10Sister 1940–1945
Directors of Nursing Education
111945–1947
Deans of the School of Nursing
12Sister 1947–1952Director (1947-1949), then dean
13Sister 1950–1951Acting dean
14Sister 1952–1958
151958Interim dean
16Sister 1958–1963
171963–1967
181967–1968Acting dean
19Sister 1968–1978
201978–1980Acting dean
211980–1986
221986–1992
231992–1998
241998–1999Interim dean
251999–2000
Deans of the School of Nursing & Health Studies[20]
-2000–2010
262010–2011Interim dean[21] [22]
272011–2014[23]
282014–2019Interim dean from 2014 to 2016[24]
292019–2021Interim dean[25]
302021–2022Interim dean[26]
Deans of the School of Nursing
312022–[27]

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Notes and References

  1. A history of the school from its inception in 1903 to the turn of the century is found in Alma S. Woolley, Learning, Faith, and Caring, 2001, 262 pp. .
  2. News: Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies Appoints New Director of Development . July 30, 2003 . 2007-04-26 . Lindsey . Spindle . Georgetown University . Office of Communications . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070321040441/http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=2938 . March 21, 2007 .
  3. Web site: Departments . Nursing and Health Studies . 2006-11-10 . 2007-04-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101019061906/http://nhs.georgetown.edu/departments/ . October 19, 2010 .
  4. Web site: First Group of Online Nursing Students to Graduate. Georgetown University. 12 November 2014.
  5. Web site: Nurse-Anesthesia Graduate Programs Rankings . U.S. News & World Report . 2011-08-05.
  6. Web site: Healthcare Management Graduate Programs Rankings . U.S. News & World Report . 2011-08-05.
  7. Web site: Nurse Midwifery Graduate Programs Rankings . U.S. News & World Report . 2011-08-05.
  8. Web site: Nursing Graduate Programs Rankings . U.S. News & World Report . 2011-08-05.
  9. News: Welcome to Nursing@Georgetown Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies’ Online Master of Science Degree in Nursing Program . online.nursing.georgetown.edu. 2018-08-03.
  10. News: Family Nurse Practitioner. 2018-08-03. online.nursing.georgetown.edu. https://web.archive.org/web/20180803163724/https://online.nursing.georgetown.edu/academics/family-nurse-practitioner-fnp/. 2018-08-03.
  11. News: Nurse-Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (NM/WHNP) . online.nursing.georgetown.edu. 2018-12-20.
  12. News: Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNP). 2018-08-03.
  13. Web site: The Top 10 Best Online Master's in Nursing Degree Programs (MSN). bestnursingmasters.com. 2018-12-18.
  14. Web site: Accredited Programs . directory.ccnecommunity.org . 2018-12-18.
  15. Web site: Georgetown University Online Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Program . Online Nursing Degree Programs. 2018-12-19.
  16. News: Beth Marlowe . Georgetown trains nurse-midwives across the country through an online program . September 22, 2014. Washington Post.
  17. Web site: The Online Nurse-Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner (NM/WHNP) Program from Georgetown University. Online Nursing Degree Programs . 2018-12-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221041803/https://onlinenursingms.com/nurse-midwifery/schools/georgetown-online-nm-whnp/ . 2018-12-21.
  18. Web site: Cessato . Bill . March 6, 2023 . Nuns & Sisters in Georgetown's History: Leaders & Learners . StoryMaps.
  19. Web site: March 19, 2020 . 'Awarded a Place' – Nursing Students in the College of Arts and Sciences . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221010170409/https://nursing.georgetown.edu/news-story/nursing-history/ . October 10, 2022 . October 10, 2022 . Georgetown University.
  20. Web site: DeGioia . John J. . John J. DeGioia . December 7, 2020 . Announcement regarding New Schools of Nursing and Health . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220701170957/https://president.georgetown.edu/announcement-regarding-new-schools-of-nursing-and-health/ . July 1, 2022 . October 9, 2022 . Georgetown University.
  21. Web site: 2010-06-08 . Georgetown University: Cancer Geneticist To Be Interim NHS Dean . 2023-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100608214824/http://explore.georgetown.edu/news/?ID=51022 . 2010-06-08 .
  22. Web site: 2011-06-14 . UCLA Researcher Named New NHS Dean - School of Nursing & Health Studies . 2023-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110714135102/http://nhs.georgetown.edu/223722.html . 2011-07-14 .
  23. Web site: Gresenz . Carole Roan . June 8, 2021 . Remembering Dr. Martin Iguchi . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221009031816/https://health.georgetown.edu/announcements/remembering-dr-martin-iguchi/ . October 9, 2022 . October 9, 2022 . Georgetown University.
  24. Web site: DeGioia . John J. . John J. DeGioia . May 9, 2019 . Announcing a Leadership Transition at Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220215072411/https://president.georgetown.edu/leadership-transition-nhs-may-2019/ . February 15, 2022 . October 9, 2022 . Georgetown University.
  25. Web site: DeGioia . John J. . John J. DeGioia . September 3, 2019 . Announcing Carol Roan Gresenz, Ph.D, As Interim Dean of the School of Nursing and Health Studies . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220215083903/https://president.georgetown.edu/announcing-carol-roan-gresenz-ph-d-as-interim-dean-of-the-school-of-nursing-and-health-studies/ . February 15, 2022 . October 9, 2022 . Georgetown University.
  26. Web site: September 21, 2021 . John Monahan Appointed Interim Dean of School of Nursing & Health Studies . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220125224919/https://gumc.georgetown.edu/gumc-stories/john-monahan-appointed-interim-dean-of-school-of-nursing-health-studies/ . January 25, 2022 . October 9, 2022 . Georgetown University.
  27. Web site: DeGioia . John J. . John J. DeGioia . December 15, 2021 . Announcing Georgetown's New Dean for the School of Nursing . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220119133026/https://president.georgetown.edu/announcing-georgetowns-new-dean-for-the-school-of-nursing/ . January 19, 2022 . October 9, 2022 . Georgetown University.