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Professional Societies & Health Associations
Guide To The Association Of Diploma Schools Of Professional Nursing
Prepared with the cooperation of ADSPN
The Association of Diploma Schools
of Professional Nursing of New Jersey
760 Alexander Road ·PO Box 1
Princeton, NJ 08543-0001
609-275-4123 FAX 609-734-0065
Mission
The Association represents Diploma Schools of Professional Nursing and all individuals who support multiple levels of entry into nursing, and furthers the standards of excellence in nursing through unified action.
The Association:
- Determines and meets the needs of diploma nursing education in New Jersey.
- Works cooperatively within the group and with local, state and national groups concerned with nursing education and practice.
- Fosters communication among all programs, organizations and individuals concerned with nursing and nursing education.
- Joins with local, state and national groups in an effort to facilitate articulation of nursing education programs.
- Provides and promotes continuing education programs.
Membersip Eligibility
| Agency | | Diploma Schools of Professional Nursing in New Jersey are eligible upon application and payment of dues. | | Individual | | Individual members interested in the purposes of the Association are eligible upon application and payment of dues. | | Honorary | | Persons of distinction nominated by the Executive Board and elected by members of the Association. |
Administrative and instructional faculty of member agency schools, individual and honorary members are entitled to participate in meetings and educational programs sponsored by the Association.
Overview Of ADSPN Member Schools
- Diploma nursing education has a rich history in New Jersey. Approximately 50 percent of the schools have been in existence for 75 to 100 years. All diploma schools of nursing are approved by the New Jersey Board of Nursing and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.
- The 12 ADSPN-member diploma schools of professional nursing are located throughout the state of New Jersey. These schools are sponsored by hospitals and medical centers that support them both philosophically and financially.
- The length of the schools' programs range from 22 to 27 months. Upon successful completion of a course of study, graduates receive a Diploma in Nursing and are eligible to sit for the National Council of Nursing Licensure Examination, referred to as the NCLEX-RN. Upon successful completion of the NCLEX-RN, the graduate receives a license to practice registered professional nursing in New Jersey. Diploma graduates consistently do well on the licensure examination and go on to practice in a variety of healthcare settings.
- Cooperative agreements have been established between several schools of nursing and local two- or four-year colleges. In addition to the Diploma in Nursing presented by the school of nursing, graduates of these programs receive an Associate of Science degree from the cooperating college.
- Articulation agreements have been established between many diploma schools of nursing and upper division, or four-year, baccalaureate degree nursing programs. These agreements allow transfer of both nursing and college course credits to promote and facilitate career mobility.
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