Demonstrate Effectiveness
Demonstrate effectiveness in planning and providing holistic evidence-based nursing care for diverse individuals and populations.
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Learn By Doing. Succeed By Caring.
Fairfield University's Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies programs use the latest in medical equipment and small classroom settings to provide a practical and engaging education for its students. Coupling real-life simulations and opportunities to practice in a variety of clinical settings with the depth of a Jesuit education, you will be equipped with the necessary skills, experience, and ethics, to make a difference in patients' lives and the healthcare system.
The Egan School of Nursing & Health Studies
The Departments
Traditional Undergraduate Nursing
Fairfield University's Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies offers undergraduate students a strong liberal arts education along with the theory-based knowledge and skills to work in the expanding fields of nursing and healthcare. Students grow personally and professionally and become committed and compassionate nurses, capable of providing professional care to people in any setting.
Accelerated Second Degree Nursing
The Accelerated Second Degree Nursing Program (ASDNU) is a full-time, campus-based, cohort program that allows students with a bachelor’s degree to obtain an additional bachelor’s degree. Upon completion of prerequisite courses, students matriculate and complete degree requirements in approximately 15 months. A total of 60 credits must be earned at Fairfield University after the first degree is awarded.
Public Health
Fairfield University's Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies offers undergraduate students a strong liberal arts education along with the theory-based knowledge and skills to work in the expanding fields of nursing and healthcare. Students grow personally and professionally and become committed and compassionate nurses, capable of providing professional care to people in any setting.
Social Work
The bachelor of social work (BSW) program at Fairfield University prepares graduates to recognize and value the inherent worth and dignity of all people and promote the wellbeing of individuals, couples, families, groups, organizations and communities. The program is committed to serving a diverse society and advancing respect for diversity, human rights and social, economic and environmental justice.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Available to all students regardless of their major, the minor in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) was designed for students who are passionate about social justice. The goal of the minor is to provide students with the economics and social justice knowledge to work effectively in any organization in pursuit of DEI goals.
Student Outcomes
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Create an Environment
Create an environment for the provision of care within clinical microsystems with attention to quality, safety, information systems and health care ethics.
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Informed Delivery
Use clinical reasoning, critical thinking, and ethical decision-making based on nursing science, related theory, and current evidence, to inform the delivery of care across the lifespan.
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Collaboration & Partnership
Participate in inter- and intra-professional communication and collaboration in partnership with individuals and populations to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care.
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From Knowledge to Application
Translate knowledge from research, benchmarking, quality improvement and other relevant sources into practice to address health related problems.
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Synthesis of Knowledge
Synthesize knowledge from the humanities and sciences in developing and providing care that is guided by the values of altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity, global citizenship, and social justice.
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Professional Growth
Demonstrate professional growth, through the cultivation of self-awareness, responsibility, accountability, creativity, leadership and commitment to lifelong learning.
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Advocate
Advocate for patients, consumers and the nursing profession through involvement in the political process, and health/patient care policies and practices.
The V.A. Nursing Academy Partnership
Fairfield University's Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies continues in a strong formal partnership with the VA Connecticut Healthcare System.
The Veterans Affairs Nursing Academy was established in 2007 as a five-year pilot program to facilitate stronger and mutually beneficial partnerships between the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Egan School of Nursing. The VA Nursing Academy incentivized the development of new models of academic partnerships based on strong and trusting relationships, shared faculty and trainees, innovation in education and patient care, and an emphasis on scholarship and inquiry. Internal and external assessments of the pilot program have demonstrated strongly positive learning and professional development outcomes and a favorable return on investment.
This funded program ended in August, 2013, but the partnership continues. Both the VA Connecticut Healthcare System and the Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies are committed to continuing our goals of educating more baccalaureate prepared nurses with the knowledge and skills to care for Veterans and their families, provide academic support to VA nurses continuing their education and work together on clinical improvement and research projects. Our students all receive a Veteran - Centric Curriculum and are offered opportunities participate in the VA Learning Opportunities Residency (VALOR) Program and the post-baccalaureate Nurse Residency (PBNR) Program.
CT Health Horizons Scholarship
Students are eligible to receive up to $10,000 in tuition assistance from CT Health Horizons. Eligibility is need-based and determined upon acceptance.
Course of Study
| NS 110 | Introduction to Professional Nursing |
| NS 112 | Healthcare Delivery |
| NS 250 | Dimensions of Professional Nursing |
| NS 252 | Health Assessment for Registered Nurses |
| NS 270 | Health Assessment |
| NS 272 | Geriatric Nursing |
| NS 301 | Health and Wellness |
| NS 303 | Basic Pathophysiology and Pharmacology |
| NS 305 | Mental Health Nursing |
| NS 307 | Fundamentals of Nursing Care |
| NS 310 | Foundations of Research for Evidence Based Practice |
| NS 312 | Medical Surgical Nursing I |
| NS 314 | Maternal and Newborn Nursing |
| NS 321 | Professional Nursing Leadership |
| NS 323 | Pediatric Nursing |
| NS 325 | Medical Surgical Nursing II |
| NS 330 | Community, Public, and Global Health Nursing |
| NS 332 | Transition to Professional Nursing |
| NS 356 | Transition Seminar for Professional Nursing |
| NS 360 | Critical Care Nursing |
| NS 399 | Nursing Independent Study |