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Promote Wellness. Prevent Illness. Provide Care.
The University of Delaware School of Nursing offers a traditional undergraduate program designed for beginning students of nursing, including high school graduates and change-of-major students. This is a four-year on-campus program and students are directly admitted to the Nursing program, beginning their Nursing curriculum as freshman.
This sequential curricular development will allow students to build a solid foundation for nursing practice. To support the student experience, a state-of-the-art clinical simulation laboratory and resource center allow students to pursue independent and collaborative coursework.
The faculty is committed to providing the highest caliber nursing education possible. The innovative curricular design, laboratory resources, and dynamic faculty provide students with the best educational program.
CAREER PATHWAYS
- Nursing in Hospitals, Clinics & Community Healthcare Settings:
- Perioperative
- Community Health/Public Health
- Behavioral Health/Psychiatric
- Maternity/Women's Health
- Critical Care/Emergency
- Primary Care/Family Practice
- Rehabilitation Nursing
- Medical-Surgical Nursing:
- Oncology/Hematology
- Cardiovascular
- Neurological
- GI
- Renal
- Orthopedic
- Geriatric
- Pediatric/School Nursing
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
- Post-Master's Certificate
- Doctorate in Nursing Practice (DNP)
- Doctorate in Nursing Science (PhD)
Sample curriculum
This is a sample curriculum of the Traditional Undergraduate Program
| Fall | Spring | |
UNIV101
|
First Year Experience | NURS120 Introduction to Population Health (Service Learning) |
| NURS111 | Nursing and Health Promotion |
KAAP 221 Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology II (Fall or Spring) |
KAAP220
|
Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology I (Fall or Spring) |
KAAP 231 Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology II Lab |
| KAAP230 |
Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology I Lab |
CHEM 101 General Chemistry |
BISC205 |
Biology for Health Sciences |
ENG110 Seminar In Composition (Fall or Spring) |
NTDT200 |
Nutrition Concepts |
History and Culture Change Breadth (Fall or Spring) |
PSYC100 |
General Psychology or Social Behavioral Breadth (Fall or Spring) |
| Fall | Spring | |
| NURS233 | Professional Nursing Practice
|
NURS246 Family Health & Wellness |
| NURS234 | Professional Nursing Practice Lab |
NURS247 Family Health & Wellness Practicum |
NURS243 |
Pathophysiologic Foundations
|
MMSC270 Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (Fall or Spring) |
| NURS263 | Health Assessment
|
Statistics/Math Breadth (Fall or Spring) |
| NURS264 |
Health Assessment Lab
|
Free elective |
| HLTH241 | Ethical Aspects of Healthcare (Fall or Spring)
|
NURS262 Healthcare Research and Evidence-Based Practice |
| NURS362 | Healthcare Research and Evidence-Based Practice
|
| NURS330 | Clinical Learning Lab |
NURS335 |
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
|
| NURS337 | Nursing Care of Children
|
| NURS353 | Nursing Care of Adults Practicum I
|
| NURS355 | Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practicum
|
| NURS357 | Nursing Care of Children Practicum
|
| NURS365 | Nursing Care of Adults I
|
| NURS375 | Nursing Care of Adults II |
Elective |
| HLTH | Restricted Elective |
NURS408 |
Spheres of Care Across the Lifespan |
NURS418 |
Public and Global Health
|
| NURS428 | Women's Health Across the Lifespan
|
| NURS429 | Women's Health Across the Lifespan Practicum
|
| NURS438 | Leadership in Professional Nursing Practice
|
| NURS448 | Clinical Reasoning |
NURS475 |
Nursing Care of Adults Practicum II |
NURS477 |
Community Health Nursing |
NURS485 |
Integrative Practicum - Capstone Preceptorship
|
| NURS411 | Topics in Healthcare Delivery |
