The Purdue School of Nursing empowers undergraduate and graduate students with the knowledge, discipline, caring, and skills to provide healthcare for individuals, families and communities.

From frontline nursing in hospitals or community health settings, to shaping health care policy, to research, to higher education, a Purdue nursing degree is a stepping stone to unlimited career and life opportunities.

Purdue School of Nursing, West Lafayette, is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The school offers a baccalaureate program for high school graduates or RN graduates with associate or diploma degrees, and an innovative master's degree program. Click here for two videos about the School of Nursing.

Novak to lead clinics, step down as head of Purdue Nursing Julie Novak, head of the School of Nursing since 2003, announced on Wednesday, April 23, that she will step down at the end of the academic year (May 11th) to devote more time to managing the school's five nurse-managed clinics, the doctor of nursing practice program and her research. read more

Kirkpatrick to serve as interim head of School of Nursing Jane M. Kirkpatrick, associate professor of nursing, has been appointed interim head of the School of Nursing and interim associate dean in the College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Sciences. Kirkpatrick succeeds Julie Novak, who is stepping down as head and associate dean at the end of the academic year. read more

The Second Annual Helene Fuld Summer Institute will be held July 7-12, 2008. Click here for details.

Purdue's Doctor of Nursing Practice program is the first such program offered in the state of Indiana, and the tenth to admit students. Click here to learn more.

In an attempt to give students advance notice of textbook orders, the Office of the Provost and the Office of the Vice President for Student Services are asking that textbook orders be placed on departmental websites as they are supplied to the area bookstores. The School of Nursing textbook list is available right here.

The Purdue University Research Expertise Database (PURE) is now online! With this tool, you can search for Purdue faculty members and their research activities by entering relevant keywords, or alternatively you can use a simple navigation mechanism to find them by specifying fields of study. Visit the database to identify Purdue researchers by keywords or fields of interest.

Read about School of Nursing students, alumni, faculty and staff in the latest issue of the Purdue Nurse. Alumni, Send Us Your News! We love to hear from alumni! Send us a note about yourself - professional positions, promotions, professional activities, publications, honors, marriage, babies, changes of address. We will use your news in the Alumni Almanac section of the next issue of Purdue Nurse. We can also use photos! Click here to send information electronically or download a form and mail it to: Lynn Holland, Purdue Nurse, Johnson Hall School of Nursing, 502 N. University St., West Lafayette, IN 47907-2069 or email lholland@purdue.edu.