As key members of the health care community, nurses contribute to promoting wellness, preventing illness, and providing health care for individuals of all ages, families and communities.
AREA OF EMPHASIS AT DELAWARE
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing is designed to develop the knowledge, understanding, and skills essential for the practice of professional nursing and to provide the basis for graduate education. The Bachelor of Science in Nursing at the University of Delaware offers two routes of entry for those seeking to become R.N.s – the basic program for students seeking their first college degree and the accelerated program for students who have already earned a bachelor’s degree in another major. Both programs are designed to enhance students’ critical thinking, leadership skills and the ability to work as an integral part of an interdisciplinary team.The first year of the program includes foundation courses in the natural, social and behavioral sciences, and liberal arts. Each subsequent year increases the nursing content and coursework and culminates in a senior year of clinical residency in direct care clinical agencies. During clinical rotations, students are exposed to many different experiences in a variety of healthcare settings. Students graduate as nurse generalists with experiences in pediatric, maternity, psychiatric, medicalsurgical, and community health nursing.
