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Begin a Journey that Transforms Lives
Turn your passion for helping people into a purposeful nursing career. The nursing program at D’Youville University is a CCNE-accredited program designed to provide the knowledge, skills, and experience needed to prepare for licensure in New York State. Nursing graduates are prepared to provide care to a wide range health settings, among people of various age groups and backgrounds.
Other Pathways to a BSN:
Job Titles to Explore With Your BSN:
- Operating Room Nurse
- Critical Care Nurse
- Labor and Delivery Nurse
- Pediatric Nurse
- Oncology Nurse
- Cardiac Care Nurse
- Hospice Nurse
- $93,600Median Annual Wage Nationally for Nurses in 2024*
- 5%National Job Growth by 2034 Faster Than Average*
- 120Credits
- SettingIn-Person
Program Spotlight
The Nursing (BSN) program develops the knowledge, skills, and experience needed for entry into the healthcare field. The program provides a meaningful integration of concept-based curriculum, simulation, clinical experiences and applied practice to ensure all students are prepared for their licensure examination.
University Highlights
We are focused on the future! That means relevant skills, purposeful degrees, and an education that you can count on.
- Clinical Connections: Offer training in on-campus counseling clinic.
- Interprofessional: Learn alongside 12+ complementary health professions.
- Modern Facilities: Access to a campus of newly renovated spaces.
- Technology-focused: Experience state-of-the-art simulation training.
- Social Mobility: Generous financial aid leads to high paying jobs.
- Personal Touch: Offering low student-to-faculty ratio.
Key Features
- Industry Relevance: Training for the current and future needs of the job market.
- Practitioner-oriented: Hands-on learning with state-of-the art simulation.
- Strong Mentorship & Supervision: Close guidance and support from faculty.
- Holistic Perspective: Develop high demand credentials in various settings.
- Social Connectedness: Grow as a professional with your peers cohort.
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Your BSN is the first step to becoming a Nurse Practitioner.
One of the aspects I treasure most about D'Youville is the strong sense of community that permeates every corner of our organization. From the vibrant and diverse student body to the dedicated professors in the Nursing Program and other programs, I'm continually inspired by the collective spirit of support and mutual trust and friendship that grows during your time here that defines our campus. It's this sense of unity and belonging that truly sets D'Youville apart and fills our school with heart and soul. Without our tight-knit community, our campus would be lacking its most precious asset: the unwavering support and genuine care that we extend to one another.
I became a nurse because I wanted to work with physically handicapped children. After my first clinical experience, I knew I wanted to be in the hospital, working with patients and their families. I continued my education and worked as a Clinical Nurse Specialist, in orthopedics/trauma. It wasn't until we moved to a different state that I transitioned into teaching. This has provided me with the fulfilling opportunity to see my nursing students grow - from novice to experienced nurse.
Program Requirements
A summary of required courses by program specialization and modality:
Internships
In order to further develop your clinical skills, you may have the opportunity to participate in an internship during the summer following your junior year. Not only will these internships provide you with invaluable clinical experience, but often students discover that the internships they participated in during their training lead to employment after graduation. Students preceding you have participated in internships at the following organizations (among others):
Additional Program Information
Careers in Nursing
Careers in Nursing
The shortage of physicians and nurses in the United States and around the world is very well recognized. As the demographics of countries increasingly shift toward aging populations, societies are experiencing a rise in chronic conditions, placing stronger demands on the healthcare sector. These conditions are driving the strong demand for more high-quality professionals in the workforce.
Registered Nurse (RN)
Registered Nurses play a critical role in patient care by providing hands-on support, emotional reassurance, and technical expertise. They assess patients’ conditions, administer medications, monitor progress, and educate patients and families about managing illnesses or injuries. RNs work in diverse settings, including hospitals, clinics, schools, and long-term care facilities, and often collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to deliver optimal care. With additional certifications and experience, RNs can specialize in areas such as pediatrics, critical care, or oncology, further enhancing their career prospects and contributions to healthcare.
Undergraduate Program Outcomes
At the completion of the program, graduates of the baccalaureate programs will be able to:
- Apply and integrate knowledge gained from nursing science, nursing ways of knowing, and liberal arts studies to build an understanding of nursing practice and clinical judgment necessary to provide holistic care.
- Demonstrate the ability to establish a caring relationship providing inclusive and person-centered care incorporating the nursing process, communication, and care coordination to provide holistic care.
- Apply the principles of diversity, equity, inclusion, and ethics to provide health equity to all populations and communities while integrating current evidence-based practice to meet standards of quality and safety.
- Demonstrate and utilize the knowledge and practice of nursing scholarship and evidence-based research to evaluate and improve nursing care.
- Recognize the importance of the nursing role and the application of evidence-based quality and safety measures to identify and prevent errors, or near misses, to ensure a safe and civil healthcare culture and improved health outcomes.
- Function within the interprofessional team to create a collaborative environment in which care for individuals, families, and communities is optimized through communication,respect, advocacy, and recognition of diversity and uniqueness.
- Critically evaluate the disparate economic systems of payment for healthcare across the racial and sociocultural continuum with a focus on advocacy, equity, safety, and quality care for diverse populations at the local, regional, national, and global levels.
- Demonstrate clinical competence utilizing patient care technology and information systems that support safe and effective patient care.
- Demonstrate professional identity and comportment by displaying a commitment to self- reflection and deliberative respect to diversity, equity, and inclusion to create a culture of civility in communications and interactions with members of the healthcare team.
- Form a professional identity influenced by one’s own unique background and experiences, grounded in life-long learning, self-care, and ethical resilience that lends towards the capacity for leadership within the nursing profession and community.
Simulation & Clinicals
D’Youville students benefit from the close relationships that the institution has developed over the years with the region’s top-ranked hospitals and healthcare organizations.
Clinical Experience Sites
Your clinical experience may take place at any of the following regional facilities:
- Buffalo General Hospital
- Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital
- Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
- Erie County Medical Center (ECMC)
- Kenmore Mercy Hospital
- Sisters of Charity Hospital
- Mercy Hospital of Buffalo
- Buffalo Psychiatric Center
- Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Health Center
- Visiting Nurses Association of Western New York
- West Side Community Center
Accreditation
D'Youville University’s Patricia H. Garman School of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). Possessing CCNE-accreditation is a sign to employers that you have received instruction under rigorous standards. Graduates of this program will be prepared to succeed in their respective certification examination and further demonstrate their knowledge and experience to their future employers.
Licensure & Certifications
As a graduate of the BSN program, students will be prepared to take the NCLEX-RN exam to become licensed as Registered Nurses. This licensure is essential for providing safe, effective care across a wide range of healthcare settings.
Citation
*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, Registered Nurses,
at https://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm (visited July 04, 2026).
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