Yale School of Nursing
Encyclopedia
Established in 1923 in New Haven, Connecticut
, U.S.
, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) has become a leading school of nursing
in the United States with a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and clinical practice. The school is ranked in the top ten graduate schools of nursing in the United States by U.S. News and World Report and among nursing institutions that have received support from the National Institutes of Health
.
degree with Nurse Practitioner
, Clinical Nurse Specialist
, Nursing Management, Policy and Leadership, and Nurse-Midwifery
specialties. The school also has the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) program, which is intended for students with a bachelor's degree but no background in nursing. Joint degree programs are available with Yale School of Public Health
and Yale Divinity School
.
In addition to degree programs, YSN offers pre and post doctoral research training and post-master's certificates in various Nurse Practitioner specialities.
YSN was the first school on nursing to have the autonomy of a school of nursing with its own Dean, faculty, budget, and degree meeting the standards of the university and on a parity with the other schools and colleges of the University rather than organized under another department or school or encompassing a diploma in nursing. Annie Warburton Goodrich was appointed the first Dean of YSN and was the first woman Dean at Yale University.
In 1934, bachelor's degrees were required for admission and Yale Corporation authorized the Master of Nursing degree. This program, allowing students with no prior background in nursing graduate entry, would continue until 1956 when the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program began. The MSN required students to have a prior background in nursing in order to gain entry into the program. The Nurse Practitioner track within the MSN degree was established in 1971 with the offering of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner specialty. This was expanded in 1972, when the Family Nurse Practitioner specialty began. By 1975 YSN offered 10 specialty programs and tracks, and was at the vanguard of the education of nurse practitioners at the graduate level along with clinical nurse specialists and nurse-midwives. In 1974, YSN reopened admission for students with no prior background in nursing through its Three-Year Program for Non-Nurse College Graduates (later called the GEPN program).
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...
, U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, Yale School of Nursing (YSN) has become a leading school of nursing
Nursing
Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death....
in the United States with a reputation for excellence in teaching, research and clinical practice. The school is ranked in the top ten graduate schools of nursing in the United States by U.S. News and World Report and among nursing institutions that have received support from the National Institutes of Health
National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
.
Academics
Yale School of Nursing offers degrees in Nursing, including a Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)Master of Science in Nursing
A Master of Science in Nursing is an advanced-level postgraduate degree for registered nurses and is considered an entry-level degree for nurse educators and managers. The degree also may prepare a nurse to seek a career as a nurse administrator, health policy expert, or clinical nurse leader...
degree with Nurse Practitioner
Nurse practitioner
A Nurse Practitioner is an Advanced practice registered nurse who has completed graduate-level education . Additional APRN roles include the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist s, CNMs, and CNSs...
, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Clinical nurse specialist
A clinical nurse specialist is an advanced practice registered nurse, with graduate preparation from a program that prepares CNSs. According to the APRN Consensus Model for Regulation "The CNS serves a unique APRN role in integrating care across the continuum and through three spheres of...
, Nursing Management, Policy and Leadership, and Nurse-Midwifery
Nurse midwife
In the United States, a Certified Nurse-Midwife is an Advanced Practice Nurse who has specialized education and training in both Nursing and Midwifery. CNM's function as primary healthcare providers for women and most often provide medical care for relatively healthy women, whose birth is...
specialties. The school also has the Graduate Entry Prespecialty in Nursing (GEPN) program, which is intended for students with a bachelor's degree but no background in nursing. Joint degree programs are available with Yale School of Public Health
Yale School of Public Health
The Yale School of Public Health was founded in 1915 by Charles-Edward Amory Winslow and is one of the oldest public health masters programs in the United States...
and Yale Divinity School
Yale Divinity School
Yale Divinity School is a professional school at Yale University, in New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. preparing students for ordained or lay ministry, or for the academy...
.
In addition to degree programs, YSN offers pre and post doctoral research training and post-master's certificates in various Nurse Practitioner specialities.
History
The Yale School of Nursing was founded in 1923 with funding from the Rockefeller Foundation. It was the first independent University-based school for the education of nurses.YSN was the first school on nursing to have the autonomy of a school of nursing with its own Dean, faculty, budget, and degree meeting the standards of the university and on a parity with the other schools and colleges of the University rather than organized under another department or school or encompassing a diploma in nursing. Annie Warburton Goodrich was appointed the first Dean of YSN and was the first woman Dean at Yale University.
In 1934, bachelor's degrees were required for admission and Yale Corporation authorized the Master of Nursing degree. This program, allowing students with no prior background in nursing graduate entry, would continue until 1956 when the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program began. The MSN required students to have a prior background in nursing in order to gain entry into the program. The Nurse Practitioner track within the MSN degree was established in 1971 with the offering of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner specialty. This was expanded in 1972, when the Family Nurse Practitioner specialty began. By 1975 YSN offered 10 specialty programs and tracks, and was at the vanguard of the education of nurse practitioners at the graduate level along with clinical nurse specialists and nurse-midwives. In 1974, YSN reopened admission for students with no prior background in nursing through its Three-Year Program for Non-Nurse College Graduates (later called the GEPN program).
Deans
- Annie W. Goodrich (1923-1934)
- Effie Jane Taylor (1934-1944)
- Elizabeth Seelye Bixler Torrey (1944-1959)
- Florence Schorske WaldFlorence WaldFlorence Wald was an American nurse, former Dean of Yale School of Nursing, and largely credited as "the mother of the American hospice movement".-Biography:...
(1959-1966) - Margaret Gene Arnstein (1967-1972)
- Donna Kaye Diers (1972-1984)
- Judith Belliveau Krauss (1985-1998)
- Catherine Gilliss (1998- 2004)
- Margaret Grey (2005-present)
Notable Faculty
- Lucy Conant
- Donna Diers
- James Dickoff
- Rhetaugh Dumas
- Annie W. Goodrich
- Virginia HendersonVirginia HendersonVirginia Henderson, FRCN was a nurse, researcher, theorist and author. She was born in Kansas City, Missouri, the fifth of eight children of Lucy Abbot Henderson and Daniel B. Henderson. She graduated from the Army School of Nursing, Washington, D.C. in 1921. She graduated from Teachers College,...
- Patricia James
- Tish Knobf
- Ruth McCorkle
- Douglas Olsen
- Ida Jean Orlando
- Rachel RobinsonRachel RobinsonRachel Robinson is a former nurse and the widow of baseball player Jackie Robinson. She was born in Los Angeles, and attended the University of California, Los Angeles. There, she met Jackie in 1941, and they married in 1946. A baby, Jackie Robinson, Jr., was born to her in November 1946...
- Florence Schorske WaldFlorence WaldFlorence Wald was an American nurse, former Dean of Yale School of Nursing, and largely credited as "the mother of the American hospice movement".-Biography:...
- Ernestine WiedenbachErnestine WiedenbachErnestine Wiedenbach was a nursing theorist.Her family moved to New York in 1909. She received a B.A. from Wellesley College in 1922, an R.N. from Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in 1925, an M.A...
- Helen Varney Burst