Why Choose Nazareth for Nursing?

Nazareth's nursing degree program prepares you to be a culturally-competent caregiver with an awareness of global health issues, ready for the complexity and challenge of modern health care.

Our goal is to prepare professional nurse generalists who possess an in-depth knowledge of nursing and are able to provide culturally congruent nursing care to diverse patients and families across all health care settings. Our curriculum is rich with humanities, biological sciences, and social sciences. Your bachelor's degree from Nazareth will enable you to be successful in your future nursing career.

High Nursing Exam Pass Rate

Nazareth nursing students in 2020 earned a 97% pass rate in their first attempt on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN®).

Based on students' success over the past three years and the strength of Nazareth's accredited program, RNCareers.org in 2021 ranked Nazareth's nursing program the best in the region — and #4 statewide.

Program Highlights

Nazareth College's distinctive nursing department:

• Embraces a small, personal learning environment with accessible faculty to provide you with individual attention.
• Accepts applicants directly into the program as freshmen. You are assigned a nursing faculty advisor for guidance and support throughout your nursing studies.
• Uses a transcultural focus throughout the curriculum to develop your skills to care for patients of diverse backgrounds, languages, and socioeconomic levels.
• Provides opportunities for interprofessional education and interaction with fellow School of Health & Human Services students, including occupational therapy, physical therapy, art therapy, music therapy, speech therapy, and social work.
• Incorporates clinical experiences in acute, ambulatory, and community-based settings. Classroom faculty also teach in these clinical settings.
• Strengthens your clinical skill development through interactive experiential learning in a state-of-the-art nursing simulation center. The center is available for student practice sessions with peers throughout the semester.
• Incorporates academic curricula that develops the high-level critical thinking skills necessary for your attainment of RN licensure.
• Collaborates closely with the public health program for students interested in a public health dual major or minor.
• Encourages study-abroad opportunities for nursing students to practice in global settings such as a week in Belize and a semester or two in Finland. The Finland option can include a dual degree and licensure in the European Union.
• Supports nursing student athletes to successfully combine nursing studies with a sports commitment.

Nursing at Nazareth College

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