{"id":4558,"date":"2017-11-21T15:48:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T21:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/?p=4558"},"modified":"2017-11-21T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-21T21:48:20","slug":"school-of-nursing-celebrates-45-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/2017\/11\/21\/school-of-nursing-celebrates-45-years\/","title":{"rendered":"School of Nursing Celebrates 45 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Alumni return to campus for 45th anniversary celebration on Saturday, November 11<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Belmont\u2019s School of Nursing (SON) recently celebrated its 45th year with a continuing educating presentation featuring Dr. Alisa Haushalter, Belmont alumna and current director of the Memphis-Shelby County Health Department and luncheon for faculty, staff and alumni. The event, organized by Associate Dean for Nursing Dr. Martha Buckner, welcomed alumni from every decade of the School\u2019s history as participants reconnected with peers and faculty and looked through memorabilia. The event also included several former faculty members and administrative leaders including former Dean and Emeritus Professor Dr. Debra Wollaber, former Associate Dean Dr. Chris Algren and former Undergraduate Director Ms. Kathy Jordan.<\/p>\n

\"MemorabiliaThe School also announced a few updates to the program with the celebration of its 45th year including the implementation of a new concept-based curriculum specially designed by SON faculty to promote critical thinking, compassionate care and essential skills needed in the workplace of the future. This curriculum change points to the School\u2019s consistent commitment to remaining relevant and competitive in an ever-evolving world.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith keen attention to emerging science and program quality, and gratitude for strong administrative support, our degree offerings have steadily advanced to meet dynamic healthcare marketplace needs,\u201d Taylor said. \u201cFrom initial Associate and Baccalaureate degrees, to the addition of the Master\u2019s of Science in Nursing track and more recent addition of the Doctor of Nursing Practice and joint Doctor of Nursing Practice-Master of Business Administration options, Belmont nursing has consistently been recognized for innovation and excellence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking to the future, Taylor said the School of Nursing will continue to accommodate best practices driven by new technologies. \u201cFuture graduates will be equipped with advanced processing and communication skills needed to manage these technologies, and while cutting edge technical skills will remain an expected baseline for Belmont nurses, future graduates will still be known for high ethical standards and care that is marked with a compassionate, human touch,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Despite the countless accolades the School boasts\u2013including high licensure and certification exam\u00a0pass rates, impressive job placement rates, school-wide mission trips, consistent accreditation and more\u2013it\u2019s the people who make up the School of Nursing that Taylor points to as the greatest achievement. \u201cThe foundation for every milestone lives in the extraordinary expertise and commitment of our faculty, staff and students and their willingness to engage in new thinking and new models of teaching and learning,\u201d she said. \u201cBelmont nurses will continue to honor our longstanding tradition of excellence. We will make increasingly important contributions to the evidence base for nursing and to the policies and practices that promote the health and wellbeing of families and communities around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alumni return to campus for 45th anniversary celebration on Saturday, November 11 Belmont\u2019s School of Nursing (SON) recently celebrated its 45th year with a continuing educating presentation featuring Dr. Alisa Haushalter, Belmont alumna and current director of the Memphis-Shelby County … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-chs","category-nursing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4558","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4558"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4558\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4559,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4558\/revisions\/4559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forum.belmont.edu\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}