Nursing

A Bachelor of Science (BS) in nursing will prepare you to become a Registered Nurse that will lead you to a fulfilling professional career. You will have the opportunity to learn on state-of-the-art simulation and technology equipment that fosters the acquisition of important knowledge, skills, and clinical judgment. You will gain invaluable experiences in your clinical rotations that span the healthcare continuum and with diverse populations across the lifespan. You will collaborate with other interprofessional health science students in the classroom, simulation, and clinical settings as participants in our leading interprofessional education curriculum. Upon graduation, you will be prepared to take the NCLEX-RN national licensure examination and to enter the workforce as a professional nurse who is clinically competent, values excellence, thinks critically, and is morally reflective.

Whether you are an incoming freshman or want to transition into nursing through our accelerated second-degree program, Iona will open new and exciting career opportunities.

Mission

The Department of Nursing will provide high quality, accessible educational experiences that challenge and empower students to become nurse leaders working at the forefront of healthcare. We are committeed to preparing students who are liberally educated, clinically competent, and will be compassionate, empathetic, and ethical professionals. Iona’s nursing program, consistent with Iona University’s mission, will provide an educational environment that embraces intellectual inquiry, commitment to excellent, service to others, and an appreciation for inclusion and diversity.

Goals

The Department of Nursing goals are to:

Prepare competent nurses who are morally reflective and critical-thinking professionals that are contributing, collaborative members of the healthcare team
Promote excellence, innovation, and creativity in teaching, scholarship, and practice
Engage in service to the community and profession of nursing
Generate and disseminate nursing knowledge through scholarly inquiry and research that advances nursing science

Programs

Bachelor of Science