Nursing Program: About Nursing

Why Nursing?

• Challenging, rewarding career on the cutting edge of technology
• Opportunity to make a difference in the lives of diverse populations on a daily basis
• Gateway to meeting exciting individuals and peers
• Competitive salaries and flexible hours
• Job stability and security
• Unlimited career opportunities in hospitals,school settings, nursing homes, administration, pharmaceuticals, research, consulting, management, and administration
• Opportunities for advanced practice as a nurse practitioner, anesthesiologist, or educator
• Specialty areas like emergency medicine, critical care, pediatrics, obstetrics, behavioral health, community health/home health, and geriatrics
• Choose nursing as a highschool graduate or as a second career
• High demand for registered nurses

Why Marywood?

Marywood University's Nursing Department offers students an academic education through an interdisciplinary approach to practicing nursing in diverse community populations. Nursing students are provided both academic and personal enrichment through highly educated and skilled faculty and staff to help them become leading professionals in today's healthcare society.

• Small class sizes and low student-faculty ratio
• Innovative nursing technology and real-world simulation
• An iPod Touch with nursing software for each student and Turning Point Technology, an interactive audience response system that ensures student class participation and effective teaching
• Simulation, using human patient simulators and realistic patient clinical scenarios, that allows students hands-on practice and fosters critical thinking and decision making abilities
• Professional development and assistance transitioning into the workplace
• A professional prep course to prepare nursing students for licensure
• High licensure passing rate
• Interaction with area clinical sites, which fosters inter-professional education and collaboration