April 10, 2024
In its annual Best Graduate Schools listing released this week, US News and World Report ranked Ursuline College’s master’s degree in nursing as third in Ohio sharing the position with University of Cincinnati. The program was in a five-way tie for 41st spot in the nation.
“The rankings demonstrate that small colleges provide students with an excellent nursing education, great clinical experiences and dedicated professors,” states Patricia A. Sharpnack DNP, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, ANEF, FAAN, Dean and Strawbridge Professor of Ursuline’s Breen School of Nursing and Health Professions. “After graduation, our students are hired the country’s premier health systems, many located right here in Cleveland.”
In the past year, the College has expanded its repertoire of graduate nursing degree offerings and welcomed its first cohort for its online nurse anesthesia track within its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in partnership with Somnia Nurse Anesthesia Program (SNAP). At the same time, it has grown its healthcare footprint outside of nursing with new programs to educate physician’s assistants and respiratory therapists.
Dr. Sharpnack, who serves as chair of the National League for Nursing, notes that since the new registered nurse licensure exam, Next Generation NCLEX or NGN, was launched in April of 2023, the College has had a 100% pass rate among first-time takers. She explains, “At Breen, we’re committed to providing quality nursing education and care but also to meeting the full spectrum of the nation’s health care needs.”
Read more about the rankings in cleveland.com.
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