Learn to Deliver Compassionate, Life-Changing Care
Why Earn Your BS in Nursing at Sacred Heart?
In Sacred Heart University's Davis & Henley College of Nursing, you’ll learn to heal the mind, body and spirit, and connect to your work through compassion, empathy and altruism. Here, you’ll develop the skills and knowledge you need to provide the highest quality care to patients in a variety of clinical settings.
In this program, you will also:
Gain a liberal education for Baccalaureate Generalist nursing practice, with knowledge from biological, behavioral, social, and nursing sciences
Evaluate and provide safe, high-quality health care
Learn to make clinical judgments based on knowledge and evidence, and developed through the process of clinical reasoning
Participate in quality and patient safety initiatives that impact patient care
Gain clinical experience in a variety of settings, including extended care facilities, acute-care hospitals, day care centers, visiting nurses associations, and local community clinics
Learn from faculty who are active professionals, have received state and national recognition, and hold doctoral degrees or are certified nurse practitioners
The Davis & Henley College of Nursing, through the Health Horizons CT grant initiative, is pleased to offer up to $10,000 in tuition assistance to qualified students completing their BSN degree. Combined with SHU’s evidence-based nursing education, this funding will help to increase the number of qualified nurses entering the workforce in Connecticut and positively impact the state’s health and wellness.
To learn more, visit CT Health Horizons Grant at SHU or contact Heather Ferrillo, Ph.D., MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CN, Chair of Undergraduate Programs, at ferrilloh@sacredheart.edu.
For clinical field experience, I have been placed at St. Vincent’s Hospital, Yale New Haven Hospital, Stamford Hospital and the VA Hospital. Clinical is a way to prepare nursing students for their career. They immerse us in the medical field and help us see first hand issues we will have to deal with in our future career.
State-of-the-art Access to five state-of-the-art nursing labs and eight simulation rooms
Experience the global nursing community.
International opportunities will prepare you to be culturally competent, gain a global understanding of nursing and health, and be responsive to social and civic obligations.
Inter-professional clinical field experiences
Juniors and seniors have the opportunity to travel to Kingston, Jamaica, or Antigua, Guatemala, where they can complete required clinical hours by providing hands-on nursing care as part of a team led by nursing faculty.
Study abroad opportunities at Sacred Heart’s Dingle, Ireland campus
Nursing Leadership course: This two-week immersion course offers clinical hours in the Irish healthcare system and counts as one of the required nursing courses.
Sophomore Spring Abroad semester: This semester offers students the chance to take Nursing Health Assessment and Nursing Pathophysiology, along with other required courses, in a seamless plan of study. Students complete clinical hours in a nearby hospital and participate in weekend excursions, including a trip to London to visit the Florence Nightingale Nursing Museum.
