E-mail this pageNursing Program at SUNY Plattsburgh
Preparation for the Profession of Nursing
The SUNY Plattsburgh Baccalaureate Nursing Program prepares individuals to enter the multifaceted field of professional nursing. Nurses are an integral part of the healthcare team assuring frontline safety and quality care. Nurses are advocates, educators, and counselors, in addition to providing direct client care.
The Department of Nursing has energetic, creative faculty members who challenge each student to reach maximal potential. With small class sizes, each student can receive individual attention, enhancing development as a nurse and a scholar.
The Damianos Nursing Skills Laboratory provides a state-of-the-art learning environment, well equipped to prepare the student for real-life situations. Our innovative simulation laboratory provides an element of realism within a safe atmosphere. In addition to skill building in the nursing skills lab, students provide hands-on client care in a variety of today’s health care settings. Nursing students who are preparing for registered nurse licensure begin clinical practice in their sophomore year in order to maximize early exposure to the profession.
Nursing Program Mission Statement
The Mission of the Department of Nursing is to prepare students to become excellent professional nurses capable of meeting the dynamic health care needs of individuals, families, groups, and communities.
We strive to empower students to:
- foster a spirit of mutual respect, collaboration, and support within the learning environment;
- provide service and leadership through a commitment to academic excellence, ethical values, social justice, and responsible citizenship; and
- demonstrate the highest standards of integrity and accountability for holistic, collaborative nursing practice.
Our goals are to educate students to:
- demonstrate professional values and ethical behaviors;
- provide evidence-based nursing care to diverse populations in a variety of settings;
- use advocacy and complex thinking in response to emerging healthcare challenges;
- model responsibility and accountability to the nursing profession and society;
- pursue the option of graduate study, and;
- engage in life-long learning.
Programs of Study
SUNY Plattsburgh has two nursing programs. The first is for individuals who wish to become registered nurses (RNs). This program takes approximately four years of full-time study. The second program is for registered nurses who wish to continue their education. Both programs lead to a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Nursing.
Questions, Comments, Suggestions?
If you would like more information about Nursing at Plattsburgh State, please contact
Dr. JoAnn Gleeson-Kreig, Chairperson
Department of Nursing and Nutrition
Office: Hawkins Hall 209B
Phone: (518) 564-3124
Fax: (518) 564-3100
E-mail: nursing-food@plattsburgh.edu
SUNY Plattsburgh
Department of Nursing and Nutrition
Hawkins Hall
Plattsburgh, NY 12901