University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (more commonly referred to as Penn Nursing) is an undergraduate and graduate institution at the University of Pennsylvania, located in Philadelphia. According to U.S. News & World Report, the School of Nursing at Penn is among the top-ranked undergraduate and graduate nursing schools in the United States.[2][3] The School of Nursing receives approximately $480 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health, making it among the most highly funded nursing schools in the country.[4]

University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing
Former names
University Hospital Training School for Nurses
TypePrivate
Established1935[1]
Parent institution
University of Pennsylvania
Academic affiliations
University of Pennsylvania Health System, American Association of Colleges of Nursing
PresidentM. Elizabeth Magill
DeanAntonia M. Villarruel
Academic staff
53
Students1275
Undergraduates650
Address
Claire M. Fagin Hall, 418 Curie Boulevard
,
Philadelphia
,
Pennsylvania
,
U.S.

39.94786°N 75.19806°W / 39.94786; -75.19806
CampusUrban
Websitewww.nursing.upenn.edu

Facilities

Penn Nursing's main building, Claire M. Fagin Hall, is located south of the center of campus. Within a block of Fagin Hall are the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and buildings of the Perelman School of Medicine.[5]

The Tri-Nursing Education Building (or Tri-NEB), originally built in 1972, was later named for Claire M. Fagin, a former dean of Penn Nursing who later served as Interim President of the university. The building originally housed the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania's School of Nursing which was a three-year diploma in nursing. Students there also attended classes at UPenn for chemistry, anatomy and physiology, and two electives of their choice. The school was founded in 1886 and graduated its last class in 1978.

When Penn accepted responsibility for HUP in 1973, HUP's school of nursing was absorbed into Penn Nursing.[6]

In February 2022, Leonard Lauder of The Estée Lauder Companies, donated $125 million to establish a new tuition-free nurse practitioner program.[7]

Academics

Degree programs

At the undergraduate level, the School of Nursing offers traditional and accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing programs. From October 2014 through September 2015, the NCLEX first-time test-takers pass rate was 93.04%.[8] While Yale University and Columbia University also have nursing programs, Penn is the only Ivy League institution to offer a baccalaureate nursing program.[9]

Penn Nursing has 15 masters programs, including nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, as well as a doctoral certified registered nurse anesthetist program. The majority of Penn Nursing's graduate programs are top-ranked in their specialty.[10][11][12] Penn Nursing also offers a PhD program.[13]

Students can also earn joint degrees from the School of Nursing and other schools in the University of Pennsylvania. Options include the Nursing and Health Care Management program with the Wharton School, leading to a BSN and a Bachelor of Science in economics. There are also dual-degree and joint degree options for nursing students of different degree levels and in different schools in the university.

Study abroad

Nursing students have the option to apply to various study abroad programs during the spring or fall semesters or during one of the two summer sessions of Penn's academic calendar. Sites include Australia, England, Botswana, Hong Kong, Spain, and Thailand.[14]

Notable people

Faculty
  • Linda Aiken, health services researcher
  • Claire Fagin, Dean Emerita, first woman to serve as interim president of an Ivy League university[15]
  • Sarah H. Kagan, gerontological nurse and MacArthur fellow

Alumni
  • Ruth Lubic, nurse midwife and MacArthur fellow

Student
  • Anthony Scarpone-Lambert, inventor of uNight Light, "a wearable light-emitting diode, or LED, that allows nurses to illuminate their work space without interrupting a patient’s sleep."[16][17]

Research centers
  • Barbara Bates Center for the Study of the History of Nursing
  • Center for Global Women's Health
  • Center for Health Outcomes and Policy Research
  • NewCourtland Center for Transitions and Health

See also
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
  • Guatemala Health Initiative, a University of Pennsylvania-affiliated private aid organization; partners with the School of Nursing in program delivery

References
  1. "A 75-year legacy" (PDF). UpFRONT. No. 5–6. Fall 2009. Although HUP began operating a school of nursing in 1886, it wasn't until 1935 that Penn responded to The Pennsylvania State Nurses Association's request for higher education institutions by adding a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education to its list of academic programs. In 1944, the Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania authorized the newly created School of Nursing to grant the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
  2. "Best Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Programs". Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  3. "Rankings". USNews. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  4. "NIH Awards by Location and Organization - NIH Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT)". Report.nih.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  5. "Fagin Hall, Claire M." University of Pennsylvania Facilities and Real Estate Services. December 20, 2012.
  6. "Penn History Exhibits - University Archives and Records Center". archives.upenn.edu.
  7. Greenberg, Susan H. (February 15, 2022). "$125M Gift Funds New Nurse Practitioner Program at Penn". Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved March 20, 2022.
  8. "AQpplication form" (PDF). www.dos.pa.gov. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  9. "Home". September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  10. "Rankings" (PDF). grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  11. "Rankings" (PDF). grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  12. "Rankings" (PDF). grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  13. "PhD". December 30, 2012. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  14. "Global Engagement". June 22, 2015. Archived from the original on June 22, 2015. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  15. "Claire Fagin, PhD, FAAN, RN". May 5, 2001. Archived from the original on May 5, 2001. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  16. Waller, Allyson (February 10, 2021). "College Student's Simple Invention Helps Nurses Work and Patients Rest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  17. Lubrano, Alfred. "First-generation Penn student invents wearable light for nurses". Inquirer. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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