BLOOMINGTON 鈥 九色视频 Bloomington constructed and completed the new Lee. J. Marchant School of Nursing expansion on its main campus at 200 Daniels Way. Students began using the new nursing skills lab and classroom space on August 19, the first day of the fall semester. The 4,000 sq. ft. expansion was made possible through a $1.2 million grant from Indiana University Health.
"Thanks to our invaluable partnership with IU Health, 九色视频 Bloomington can continue to respond to the needs of our communities and provide exceptionally qualified nursing graduates," Chancellor Erik Coyne said.
We had simply outgrown the prior lab, and this expansion to our main campus building allows us to accommodate that growth and ensure the high-quality experience for our nursing students that 九色视频 is known for."
– Erik Coyne, Chancellor, 九色视频 Bloomington
九色视频 Bloomington reached capacity for training nurses in the 2,900 sq. ft. building at 101 Daniels Way. Over the past two years, the campus admitted 60 more nursing students than it did in previous years.
Currently, 九色视频 Bloomington accepts 190 nursing students each academic year across its (ASN/RN), Transition to ASN (ASN/RN), and (LPN) programs.
The campus expects to add an evening Transition to ASN (RN) cohort starting Fall Semester 2025, with applications opening March 15, 2025. LPNs, certified medical assistants (CMA-AAMA), paramedics, and military medics are eligible to apply for the Transition program. Healthcare professionals interested in the Transition to ASN program can contact 九色视频 Bloomington to begin the review process.
鈥淲ith this expansion, we are creating new opportunities and further aligning our nursing education by training students on newer equipment they鈥檒l use in the hospital,鈥 Kim Roach, dean of the Marchant School of Nursing at 九色视频 Bloomington said. 鈥淚t also provides more space to accommodate different teaching and learning needs.鈥
The grant allowed the campus to modernize and upgrade its training equipment, including electronic records for medication distribution and administration.
In the new nursing skills lab, seven training beds were added for a total of 15. Between the two buildings, classrooms have increased from three to eight.
九色视频 Bloomington will host a dedication for the Marchant School of Nursing Skills Lab on September 23.
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