The School of Nursing offers
- career-oriented education and outcomes
- pre-licensure preparation
- graduate nursing education in a variety of specialties
In all of our innovative programs, students obtain a breadth of complex healthcare knowledge, clinical reasoning skills, and technological expertise that enable them to deliver high-quality population-oriented healthcare from prevention to end of life. Our nurses complete our program prepared as population health experts in acute care and settings.
Graduate and doctoral students in practice and research work closely with individual faculty to gain in-depth clinical specialty knowledge or research expertise in several specialty areas, including aging, mental health, community engagement and health disparities, and symptom and data science.
EXPLORE OUR PROGRAMS
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master's degree program in nursing, Doctor of Nursing Practice program and post graduate APRN certificate program at the University of Delaware are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
Why choose University of Delaware's School Nursing?: youtube.com/watch?v=Y8oIuyrkPiA
Our Impact in Numbers
100%
Clinical Placement
96%
NCLEX Pass Rate
96%
Employed After Graduation
OUR RESEARCH
Interdisciplinary research in the School of Nursing focuses on aging, symptom science and healthcare innovations including technology and big data analysis. External funding from NIH and other R01-level funded grants put our faculty on the forefront of the science behind healthcare’s toughest challenges.
UD's Center for Simulation Innovation Interdisciplinary Education and Entrepreneurship: youtube.com/watch?v=O4c91kH9Lao
SIMULATION
The UD Center for Simulation Innovation, Interdisciplinary Education, and Entrepreneurship is a cornerstone of the School of Nursing experience. Innovative programs and state-of-the-art facilities enrich the learning environment for our students, giving them a deeper understanding of patient care.
CLINICAL CARE
UD Health’s Nurse Managed Primary Care Center provides a wide range of healthcare services for adults, and gives students the opportunity to put classroom theory into practice.
STAY CONNECTED
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Strenghtening UD's innovation culture
November 18, 2024 | Written by Karen RobertsSmall business owners, entrepreneurs and academic researchers recently gathered at the University of Delaware’s Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus for a special workshop to learn ways to successfully compete for federal funding to move health science innovations from the lab to consumers. -
New Alzheimer's insights
November 12, 2024 | Written by Amy CherryUD researchers Christopher Martens, associate professor of kinesiology and applied physiology and director of the Delaware Center for Cognitive Aging, and Curtis Johnson, associate professor of biomedical engineering and leader of the neuroimaging biomarker core within DECCAR, have been awarded $3.9 million from the National Institute on Aging to explore links between aging arteries, the brain, and cognitive decline. -
Epidemic of loneliness and isolation
November 06, 2024 | Written by Amy CherryThe 2024 Evelyn R. Hayes Innovations in Healthcare Symposium, hosted by the University of Delaware College of Health Sciences, brought together community members, legislators, clinicians, researchers, students, and faculty to discuss the epidemic of loneliness and isolation.
ADDITIONAL LINKS
Connect
Tower at STAR: 100 Discovery Blvd, Newark, DE 19713<br> Health Sciences Complex: 540 S. College Ave, Newark, DE 19713 chs-info@udel.edu Phone: 302-831-1060