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We build nursing science that informs practice. We live and breathe Villanova University’s Augustinian values in our approach to nursing as a profession, mission and healing ministry in a diverse society. You will graduate ready to care, research, teach, advocate and discover. As you graduate you will enhance a powerful, compassionate alumni network whose members serve the vulnerable, think globally and lead. We make personalized investments in you—whether you’re new to nursing or more seasoned in your career. You will be challenged in an integrated way to be an independent thinker and problem solver, a nurse who contributes to the profession and promotes health for patients and populations. You will collaborate with faculty experts and have access to superior clinical and teaching resources in Driscoll Hall and around the globe. Because we are committed to creating unique and compelling opportunities for you to learn and advance, we are consistently honored by the National League for Nursing as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education. EXPLORE YOUR FUTURE BACHELOR’S Choose your path to earning your BSN, including a traditional 4-year and second-degree options. MORE MASTER’S Partner with faculty experts as you pursue an advanced degree to become a nurse practitioner or nurse educator. MORE DOCTORAL Lead, research, educate and innovate with a Post-Master’s DNP, Post-Baccalaureate Nurse Anesthesia DNP, or PhD. MORE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Advance professionally through innovative educational experiences. MORE CENTERS Focus on critical topics, research skill, multidisciplinary partnerships and a community-minded approach to improve the quality of life for all. MORE RESEARCH Look beyond problems and discover solutions through research focused on improving clinical practice and health care delivery. MORE ENGAGE WITH US EVENTS DIVERSE CLINICAL EXPERIENCES NURSING SCIENCE & PRACTICE DEAN DONNA S. HAVENS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN NURSING EDUCATION GLOBAL HEALTH FACULTY MENTORS FAST FACTS $75, 035 AVERAGE UNDERGRADUATE STARTING SALARY 97.5% SUCCESSFUL UNDERGRADUATE PLACEMENT RATE 10,159 ALUMNI WORLDWIDE 6 CONSECUTIVE DESIGNATIONS AS NLN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE 120 PhD GRADUATES SINCE 2008 8 GLOBAL HEALTH SITES IGNITING CHANGE ADDRESSING CRITICAL HEALTH ISSUES WITH RESEARCH "I’m currently working with a faculty mentor and a team of four other undergraduate students regarding toddlers and guns. Nursing research has given me the ability to become part of a bigger research community on the front line of nursing science." Patrick Treacy, Class of 2020 MORE... BRINGING HEALTH CARE TO THE UNDERSERVED "Villanova’s program has provided a wide array of experiences for me. ... It’s widely known there’s a major shortage of primary care providers in the United States. The nurse practitioners who are deciding to go into primary care are going to fill this gap. It’s an exciting place to be. I look forward to helping to fill that gap." Katherine Romanowicz, RN, ’13 FCN, ’17 MSN (Family Nurse Practitioner concentration) MORE... PREPARING FOR A CAREER AS A TEACHER-SCHOLAR "I chose Villanova because it is one of the few PhD programs that prepare graduates to be scholars and effective nurse educators. The faculty supported me in writing a dissertation exploring master teachers in nursing. The curriculum and mentoring by the master teachers at Villanova also ensured that I was well prepared to pass the certified nurse educator exam." Jacqui McMillian-Bohler, CNM, CNE, ’17 PhD MORE... LEADING INNOVATION WITH THE DNP I want to express my sincere thanks to the DNP program for preparing me so well to be a clinical nurse leader. I utilize the DNP Essentials daily and have become the team expert in quality projects. I rave about my superb Villanova DNP education to everyone!” Janet Dunn, CRNP, ACNP-BC, CHFN, ’13 DNP MORE... EDUCATORS. SCHOLARS. MENTORS. RESEARCH FOR VETERAN HEALTH FULBRIGHT IN FINLAND ADVOCATING FOR VULNERABLE CHILDREN IMPROVING NEONATAL OUTCOMES TEAM LATINA RESEARCH PhD DIRECTOR, ONCOLOGY RESEARCHER NEWS M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing Receives Fourth Gift from William and Joanne Conway, Bringing their Total Support to More Than $10 Million Villanova University’s M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing has received a fourth gift from philanthropists William E. Conway, Jr., co-founder and co-chairman of The Carlyle Group, and his wife, Joanne, bringing their total investment of the College of Nursing to over $10 million. This funding from the Conways—which will support more than 500 Villanova nursing students over the next five years—makes them the largest donors in the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing’s history. NOVEMBER 28, 2023 SHARE MORESimulation Center Among First in the World to Earn Inaugural INACSL Endorsement for Healthcare Simulation Standards The Simulation and Learning Resource Center (SLRC) is among the first simulation centers worldwide to be endorsed by the International Nursing Association of Clinical and Simulation Learning (INACSL) in their new Healthcare Simulation Standards Endorsement program. The award was presented on June 17 to SLRC Assistant Director Patricia Prieto, MBA, BSN, RN, CHSE who represented the FCN team at the INACSL22 meeting in Milwaukee. This recognition reflects the deep dedication the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing has to nursing education and the science that supports it. JUNE 17, 2022 SHARE MORETraumatic Brain Injury Care Scientist Dr. Helene Moriarty Contributes to NASEM Committee Report to Accelerate Progress in TBI Care and Research A critical new report sponsored by the Department of Defense, Traumatic Brain Injury: A Roadmap for Accelerating Progress , was released February 1 by an ad hoc National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Committee on Accelerating Progress in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Research and Care. Helene Moriarty, PhD, RN, FAAN, the Diane & Robert Moritz Jr. Endowed Chair in Nursing Research at the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing, worked for over a year with the committee on its recommendations - one of two nurses in the group of 18 experts representing many disciplines. MARCH 4, 2022 SHARE MOREDr. Sunny Hallowell Releases Neonatal Intensive Care Virtual Gaming Simulation Associate Professor Sunny Hallowell, PhD, APRN, PPCNP-BC, a pediatric nurse practitioner and an expert in breastfeeding and neonatal ICU (NICU) nursing, has developed the Neonatal Intensive Care Virtual Simulation Game , the first of several such games she hopes to develop as a 2021 Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Scholar. Dr. Hallowell, whose work was funded by both the Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing Research Development Grant and The Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, focuses on simulating a clinical experience using a health equity framework that promotes undergraduate students’ application of knowledge, clinical reasoning and communication skills. OCTOBER 26, 2022 SHARE MOREMORE NEWS CONNECT WITH VU 800 E....