The University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing offers a large selection of nursing programs, with 18 master's degree options, a PhD program, an accelerated bachelor of science degree in nursing plus specialization programs in midwifery, anesthesia, psychiatric care and adult home care. Coursework includes subjects such as nursing in the community, principles of human nutrition, promoting healthy lifestyles, nursing care of the older adult and nursing of the childbearing family. While at the University of Pennsylvania, students may join on campus clubs such as Student Nurses at Penn, the Minority Student Nursing Organization and Male Association of Nursing. The school also offers the opportunity to perform nursing study abroad programs and participate in research studies in care giving, transitional care and chronic diseases.
University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing
Claire M. Fagin Hall
418 Curie Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217
215-898-8281
upenn.edu
Earn your bachelor's or master's degree in nursing at Millersville University. Students in the master's program may choose from a family nurse practitioner program or a nurse educator program. Classes include topics such as clinical management, pathophysiology, health assessment and diagnostic evaluation, nutrition, health assessment of the adult, community health nursing and lifespan development. Three scholarships are available to nursing students. Millersville offers a local college chapter of the nursing honor society, Sigma Theta Tau.
Millersville University
P.O. Box 1002
1 South George Street
Millersville, PA 17551
717-872-3011
millersville.edu
Saint Francis University offers a bachelor's degree in nursing, with classes such as introduction to professional nursing, perspectives in professional nursing, fundamentals of human care nursing, human nutrition, care of individuals with alterations in psychiatric/mental health and spiritual dimensions in nursing practice. Coursework is comprised of classroom learning, laboratory observation and clinical experiences. Nurses who already have an associate degree and work experience may be interested in the school's RN to BSN program.
Saint Francis University
P.O. Box 600
Loretto, PA 15940-0600
814-472-3027
francis.edu
Select from five different nursing education options at the University of Pittsburgh, including bachelor's and master's degrees, plus a doctorate in the field. Students take classes such as ethics in nursing and health, nutrition for clinical practice, foundations of nursing practice, pharmacology and therapeutics, advanced clinical problem solving and introduction to genetics and molecular therapeutics. The University of Pittsburgh offers a variety of nursing related events and opportunities, including an annual nursing awards gala, nursing alumni homecoming tea party, golf outings, Pitt Nurse magazine and research centers such as the center for research in chronic disorders.
University of Pittsburgh
School of Nursing
Victoria Building
3500 Victoria Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15261
412-624-4586
pitt.edu