LSU Health Celebrates 90 Years of Nursing Excellence
November 14, 2023
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• Tracey P. Moffatt, MHA, BSN, RN, Ochsner Health System Executive Consultant & VP Board of Directors Louisiana State Board of Nursing
• Angela Frederick Amar, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN, Dean & Erline Perkins McGriff Professor, NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing• Danny G. Willis, DNS, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, Dean and Professor, Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing at Saint Louis University
• Celestine Carter, DNS, APRN, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing• Deborah Delaney Garbee, PhD, APRN, ACNS-BC, FCNS, Associate Dean for Professional Practice, Community Service and Advanced Nursing Practice, Program Director, Adult Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Concentration, Professor of Clinical Nursing, LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing
• Gloria Giarratano PhD, APRN, CNS, FAAN, Tenet HealthSystem/Jo Ellen Smith, BSN, Endowed Chair of Nursing, Professor of Nursing, LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing• Linda Manfrin Ledet, DNS, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing, Off-Campus Instructional Site Director, LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing
• Leanne H. Fowler, DNP, MBA, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CNE, Fowler, Leanne H., DNP, MBA, APRN, AGACNP-BC, CNE, FAANP, FAAN, Program Director, Nurse Practitioner Programs, Program Coordinator, Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Concentration, Associate Professor of Clinical Nursing, LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing• The late Latanja Lawrence Divens, PhD, DNP, APRN, FNP –BC, Assistant Professor of Clinical Nursing at LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing (Posthumously)
“Since 1933, our school has produced nurses who are excellent at nursing practice,” says Demetrius J. Porche, DNS, PhD, PCC, ANEF, FACHE, FAANP, FAAN, Professor and Dean of LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing. “This is an opportunity for nurses of all different levels, programs and specialties to come together and celebrate all of our school’s accomplishments.”
Formal nursing education began in the LSU System in 1929 on the Baton Rouge campus. Three years later, nursing courses were taught at Charity Hospital in New Orleans, and by 1933, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education program for registered nurses earned approval, with five nursing courses offered at Charity Hospital – laying the foundation for what became the LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing. In 1935, the first Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education degree was awarded. In 1937, the five-year program was instituted, and the Department of Nursing transferred to the School of Medicine in New Orleans, making it the only nursing school in New Orleans that was part of a medical center.Today, LSU Health New Orleans’ School of Nursing is ranked the #10 nursing school in the U.S. and the #5 nursing school among public nursing schools.
“Our school being here for 90 years makes us one of the oldest in the state,” adds Dr. Porche. “To know we’ve been around that long and continue to lead demonstrates our perseverance through history. The successes of our DNS and PhD alumni highlight how many researchers we produce and the impact of our reach. What they have done and who they have educated create a ripple effect and plant new seeds of discovery and progress for the nursing profession, health care and health policy. Today, we recognize that nursing education needs to work differently to prepare students to work collaboratively with different health care professionals in complex and evolving settings. To that end, we are engaged in enriching students’ clinical experiences and expanding programs as we celebrate 90 years and move forward.”
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