According to U.S. News & World Report, the top nursing school in the nation is located at the University of Washington (UW). UW has an established medical school, which was also ranked by the publication as the number-one medical school in the nation for primary care in 2010. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that UW would have one of the top-rated nursing programs as well. It is the reputation of the nursing program and the care provided by the nursing staff and students that contributes to this overall perception. The school of nursing at UW consists of three primary divisions: community and psychosocial health, health systems and biobehavioral nursing and pediatric and family nursing. UW offers an undergraduate bachelor of science in nursing program, the master of science and both the Ph.D. and the doctor of nursing practice (D.N.P.). The nursing program also offers continuing nursing education programs in wound care, long-term care, ostomy management and surgical care.
University of Washington
School of Nursing
1959 NE Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195
206-543-8736
son.washington.edu
Second among America's top nursing programs, the University of California--San Francisco (UCSF) offers a nursing program similar to the one at UW in a number of respects. The UCSF School of Nursing operates alongside the well-respected UCSF medical school, which ranked fourth among medical research institutions in 2010. UCSF also offers degree programs at all levels, except for the undergraduate level. All nursing programs at UCSF are a master's degree or higher, which is reflective of the program's research emphasis. Specializations are offered in fields such as gerontology, critical care and trauma nursing, mental health and psychiatric nursing care, oncology nursing, adult nurse practitioner, leadership, nursing and health systems, midwifery and occupational and environmental health nursing, among several others. Research at the UCSF nursing school is focused on health and environment, women's health issues, HIV/AIDS, symptom management, pediatric development, clinical practices and the human recovery process.
University of California--San Francisco
School of Nursing
2 Koret Way
#N-319X
San Francisco, CA 94143
415-476-1435
nurseweb.ucsf.edu
Like both UCSF and the UW, the nursing program at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) works in tandem with the highly rated Penn medical program. Penn's medical school ranked second in research in 2010 and seventh in primary care. The Penn nursing program represents an approach to nursing that is grounded in both high-quality research and primary care as well. Penn's nursing school offers undergraduate and grauate nursing degrees, including accelerated second degree and degree completion programs. Areas of focus for the Penn program include adult acute care, gerontology, pediatric care, women's health and nurse anesthesia, among others.
University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing
420 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096
214-898-8281
nursing.upenn.edu