Nursing BS - Traditional Nursing Program

Upon successful completion of all requirements, the student will have knowledge to:

• Provide compassionate, holistic, culturally relevant, evidence based care related to wellness, health promotion, illness, injury and disease prevention, disease management and end of life care.
• Collaborate with an interprofessional health care team to achieve outcomes within integrated health care systems.
• Demonstrate leadership skills in the management and coordination of patient-centered, safe, effective health care for individuals, families and populations.
• Use informatics, effective oral, written, and electronic communication and patient care technology to share information and provide quality health care.
• Advocate for health care consumers using principles of social justice and professional values.
• Engage in lifelong learning and be an active member of the profession of nursing.
• Practice within the framework of legislative, economic, environmental and regulatory processes to improve the provision of health care.

The School of Nursing, located in Wende Hall on South Campus, offers fully equipped health assessment, nursing skills, and simulation labs. Individualized teaching, coaching, and practice opportunities are provided by faculty and teaching assistants from our graduate student body.

The School of Nursing simulation lab feature state-of-the-art patient simulators in both a virtual operating room that is connected to patient monitors, and one utilized to simulate ambulatory and acute nursing situations.

The Center for Nursing Research (CNR), which houses a research library and is a repository for information on internal and external sources of funding, including guidelines and application forms. 

A range of educational technology resources include a wide variety of health-care databases, computer assisted instruction, and electronic resources.

The faculty in the undergraduate program are expert practitioners of nursing, all having advanced preparation in their fields of specialization. Many have achieved national and international recognition. Faculty are actively engaged in research, making significant contributions to nursing science and theory. Among the honors that have been awarded to faculty members are the Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, and election to office in the American Nurses Association and Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing. Many faculty have the distinction of holding certification as expert clinical practitioners awarded by professional associations that promote and recognize only the highest standards of nursing excellence.

What percentage of graduates goes on to find related employment?

95%

Salary Information

The mean annual salary for registered professional nurses in New York State is $89,210 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, January 2021).