In Sacred Heart University's Davis & Henley College of Nursing, youll learn to heal the mind, body and spirit, and connect to your work through compassion, empathy and altruism. Here, youll develop the skills and knowledge you need to provide the highest quality care to patients in a variety of clinical settings.
In this program, you will also:
Gain a liberal education for Baccalaureate Generalist nursing practice, with knowledge from biological, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences
Evaluate and provide safe, high-quality health care
Learn to make clinical judgments based on knowledge and evidence, and developed through the process of clinical reasoning
Participate in quality and patient safety initiatives that impact patient care
Gain clinical experience in a variety of settings, including extended care facilities, acute-care hospitals, day care centers, visiting nurses associations, and local community clinics
Learn from faculty who are active professionals, have received state and national recognition, and hold doctoral degrees or are certified nurse practitioners
Have opportunities to study abroad
Use computer information management systems and patient care technology to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of patient care
Understand health care policy, finance, and regulatory environments
Improve collaboration and communication skills and understand how these skills improve patient outcomes
Learn in five state-of-the-art nursing labs and high-fidelity simulation labs
Study clinical prevention and population health
Learn to provide effective, patient-centric care by fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making
Have access to online testing platforms that prepare you for the R.N. licensure examination
Support health promotion, and disease and injury prevention activities, to improve individual and population health
Embrace the core values of professionalism that support optimal health and wellness outcomes
Have opportunities to participate in research projects
