M. Louise Fitzpatrick
College of Nursing
WHY VILLANOVA NURSING?
We innovate and educate. We build nursing science that informs practice. We live and breathe Villanova University's Augustinian values in our approach to nursing as a profession, mission and healing ministry in a diverse society.
You will graduate ready to care, research, teach, advocate and discover. As you graduate you will enhance a powerful, compassionate alumni network whose members serve the vulnerable, think globally and lead.
We make personalized investments in you—whether you're new to nursing or more seasoned in your career. You will be challenged in an integrated way to be an independent thinker and problem solver, a nurse who contributes to the profession and promotes health for patients and populations. You will collaborate with faculty experts and have access to superior clinical and teaching resources in Driscoll Hall and around the globe. Because we are committed to creating unique and compelling opportunities for you to learn and advance, we are consistently honored by the National League for Nursing as a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education.
EXPLORE YOUR FUTURE
BACHELOR'S
MASTER'S
DOCTORAL
CONTINUING EDUCATION
CENTERS
RESEARCH
ENGAGE WITH US
EVENTS
DIVERSE CLINICAL EXPERIENCES
NURSING SCIENCE & PRACTICE
DEAN DONNA S. HAVENS
CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
IN NURSING EDUCATION
GLOBAL HEALTH
FACULTY MENTORS
FAST FACTS
$69,380
AVERAGE UNDERGRADUATE STARTING SALARY
98.8%
SUCCESSFUL UNDERGRADUATE PLACEMENT RATE
9,211
ALUMNI WORLDWIDE
5
CONSECUTIVE DESIGNATIONS AS
NLN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
87
PhD GRADUATES SINCE 2008
13
GLOBAL HEALTH SITES
IGNITING CHANGE
NEWS
National Association of Catholic Nurses - USA to host, with Villanova Nursing as event partner, the 2022 Quadrennial World Congress of Catholic Nurses
The National Association of Catholic Nurses – USA has been selected to host the 2022 International Catholic Committee of Nurses and Medico-Social Assistants (CICIAMS) XXI World Congress. The World Congress will be held August 2-4 on the campus of Villanova University, with the Fitzpatrick College of Nursing as an event partner, announced CICIAMS President Geraldine McSweeney at an agreement signing held today in Driscoll Hall, home of the College of Nursing.
Collaborating with Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for Interprofessional Education
Patient safety and interprofessional coordination and communication is enhanced as nursing, medicine and psychology students join in mock code simulations to drive cross-discipline understanding and ultimately improve patient outcomes.
Advocating for Children and Families as an IBC Summer Intern
"I had the opportunity to work in the field of public health and home visiting nursing in the Philadelphia area. This experience educated me about the importance of caring for our community in different ways..."
PhD Student and Faculty Co-Author Call to Action About Effects of Preterm Birth
Patricia Griffith, PhD student, and Dr. Michelle Kelly, assistant professor, conducted an umbrella review of outcomes of adolescents and adults born preterm and call for health care providers to recognize the associated lifelong risk.