Nursing Major

A new pathway for nursing professionals

The University of Northern Iowa is excited to offer a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree, with our first cohort starting in Fall 2024. This innovative program will prepare nurses who are clinically focused and practice-ready. Students will become proficient in situational awareness and develop clinical judgment, allowing them to excel in the full spectrum of healthcare and non-healthcare settings.

Admissions

Coursework

Focus on Patients

450-hours of clinicals in settings such as acute, long-term, hospice, chronic, rehabilitative, and critical/trauma care, obstetrics, pediatrics, mental health, community and public health, and more.

Care Competency

87.5-hours in nursing labs to develop care competencies such as administering medications and assessing patientsʼ conditions through simulations and standardized patient examinations.

In-Field Experience

150-hour residency in an acute or critical care unit setting, mentored by RN.

Interested in Nursing?

Contact us directly at:

Department of Nursing & Public Health
Phone: 319-273-2828

Nursing Admissions
Phone: 319-273-2281
Email: admissions@uni.edu

Dynamic Major

I am a:

I want to start at UNI in:

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Email Responses To

Primary Instrument:

Secondary Instrument:

I am interested in music ensembles.

I would like to receive text messages from the School of Music.

Phone Number:

Google Analytics

GA Campaign Term

GA Campaign Source

GA Campaign Content

GA Campaign Medium

GA Campaign Name

Contact Information

1/2

Conceptual rendering: UNI Nursing Skills & Assessment Lab

Nursing Facilities

Space within the University of Northern Iowa’s Innovative Teaching and Technology Center (ITTC) is currently under renovation to prepare for a brand new home for the UNI nursing program!

This new space will allow practice-based nursing education within an environment that models clinical settings. Hybrid labs will facilitate active learning simulations and hands-on experiences with patients.

*pictured here: conceptual rendering, UNI Nursing Skills & Assessment Lab

2/2

MEET DR. NANCY KERTZ

Leading UNI's BSN Degree in Nursing

"Nursing education is truly my passion, and that’s why I am so excited to develop this much-needed program at UNI."

Nancy Kertz
Executive Director of Nursing
Head, Department of Nursing & Public Health

A message from Dr. Nancy Kertz

End of Program Outcomes

Students will apply clinical judgment in the delivery of care by synthesizing knowledge, skills, and technology from the established and evolving art and science of nursing, as well as from the biological, social and behavioral sciences.

Students will employ person-centered care in partnership with the client, identified support persons, and the healthcare team.

Students will evaluate health equity at the population levels.

Students will integrate the best scholarly evidence into nursing practice.

Students will apply principles of safety and quality improvement into the delivery of care.

Students will apply collaborative practice to optimize patient care.

Students will apply knowledge of systems to work effectively across the continuum of care.

Students will apply principles of professional nursing ethics in the care of diverse populations.

Students will utilize information technologies to deliver evidence-based care.

Students will create a personal and professional plan for long-term resilience.

News

Sep 18, 2023

UNI’s nursing program receives Higher Learning Commission accreditation

May 12, 2023

UNI supports nurses

Feb 24, 2023

UNI’s new Bachelor of Science in Nursing program finds a home

View All News →