Nursing
Become fully prepared to best serve your future patients!
- NJCU has been named an Apple Distinguished School.
- Our nursing programs at our main campus in Jersey City are ranked in the top 10% in the country.
- Our graduates are among top 15% highest-paid nationwide.
- Take courses online, in the classroom, and blended formats
Congratulations to the NJCU Nursing Department, Kappa Eta Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for their 9th KEY AWARD. The Chapter Key Award, established in 1991, honors Sigma chapters that excel in chapter-related activities such as:
- Membership recruitment and retention
- Publicity and programming
- Professional and leadership development
- Local, national, and international collaboration
Our Current Vice President and President Elect of Kappa Eta, Sarah Teplitsky BSN, RN will receive the award in Houston, Texas November 2023.
Our graduates develop leadership and critical thinking skills that make them assets to the profession. Whether you want to pursue graduate study, develop your expertise in a specialty area or assume a leadership position, the NJCU Nursing Department can help you get there.
We understand that some of the most effective learning happens outside the classroom. That鈥檚 why we partner with numerous clinical sites that offer a range of experience. From hospitals to hospice, from home care to behavioral health, opportunities abound to sharpen your skills and build new ones.
You take your career seriously, and so do we. Just as you have a responsibility to your patients, we have a responsibility to the profession to educate and socialize nurses to serve their workplaces and their communities in the best ways possible.
Our outstanding faculty members are experienced nurses and excellent teachers who create a supportive, interactive learning environment.
Careers
Hospitals and health systems are eager to employ baccalaureate-prepared nurses because they have a demonstrated a record of success and a well-defined work ethic that facilitates a more rapid and smooth transition into highly complex healthcare delivery environments.
Graduates of the RN to BSN and Accelerated BSN programs are prepared for a wide range of career options working in such fields as:
- Hospitals & Healthcare facilities
- School Nursing
- Pharmaceutical Sales
- Home Health
- Hospice Care
- Case Management
- Industry
- Long-term Care
Contact Us
Rossey Hall, Room 405
Phone: 201-200-3157
E-mail: nursing@njcu.edu