College of Nursing
Welcome to the College of Nursing at the University of Rhode Island. Are you excited about the possibility of improving our nation's health by providing excellent nursing care to individuals, families and the community?
Dayle H. Joseph,
Dean of the College of Nursing
The goal of the College of Nursing at the University of Rhode Island is to prepare you to meet the exciting challenges of professional nursing. You will find that our undergraduate nursing curriculum is dynamic, reflecting the needs of our changing health care system. Our curriculum balances theory with clinical practice.
As a URI nursing student you will learn in a variety of settings in the community and also in the hospital setting. You will gain experience in caring for the health needs of clients of all ages and you will be guided by faculty who are experts in nursing.
The college is equipped with state-of-the art equipment to give students experience from practicing basic assessment skills to managing patients with complex critical care needs utilizing simulation experiences. And you will attend lectures in our new "smart" classrooms. All of our classrooms have been refurbished, providing a comfortable environment and the newest technology to enhance learning.
Perhaps you are already a registered nurse eager to further your professional career. The graduate programs of the College of Nursing provide a variety of options for you.
The Master of Science provides preparation for an advanced practice role in the clinical setting of your choice or in roles of education or nursing administration. All students are actively involved in some form of clinical focus, where the emphasis is either on the client or the organization, depending on the specialty.
Our new Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP) concentration is admitting students who are Family Nurse Practitioners, or directly from a B.S. program.
If you already are master's prepared, you may consider one of our certificate programs. We offer a post-masters certificate in all of the programs.
If you are considering education at the doctoral level, the College of Nursing offers a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). The outcome of the Ph.D. program is to produce nurse scientists who have the research skills to study nursing problems in the domain of the client, the client-nurse and the environment; while the DNP prepares students for advanced roles in clinical practice.
The College of Nursing at URI is involved in many campus activities, as well as nursing activities on a state, national and international level. Our students are from diverse cultures (22%) and a good proportion of the undergraduate population is male.
The faculty are responsive to changing health care needs and changing roles of nurses within society. The faculty respond to these changes through collaboration with professional organizations, governmental agencies and other educational institutions and with a variety of health care agencies. The college strives for excellence in teaching, research, scholarship and service.
If you would like to learn more about us and communicate in person, please e-mail us at nurse@etal.uri.edu or call 401-874-2766 to be connected with the appropriate representative from either the undergraduate or graduate program.
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