NURSING BLOG
Elaine Lau: UCI alum is always moving forward
UCI Sue & Bill School of Nursing alum Elaine Lau hiking at home in Hawaii. Elaine Lau never stops moving. She’s a busy nurse practitioner in the neuroscience ICU at a hospital in Honolulu, HI on some days. [...]
Sarah Rodrigues: Understanding NICU stress
NICU nurse Sarah Rodrigues is a PhD student at the UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing. After 11 years as a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurse at UCI Medical Center and CHOC at Mission Hospital, [...]
NEWS
Op-ed: Help reverse devastating health disparities by supporting the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
This op-ed by retired professor emerita Ellen Olshansky, PhD, RN, FAAN, originally appeared in The Hill. Black women in the United States are three to four times as likely to die due to pregnancy-related causes as compared with white women. Black infants [...]
Dr. Melissa Pinto published in Journal of Adolescent Health
Associate Professor Melissa D. Pinto, PhD, RN, FSAHM, FAAN, has co-authored a paper in the Journal of Adolescent Health about the need for integrative behavioral health (IBH) in the adolescent and young adult primary care setting. The position paper is [...]
UPCOMING EVENTS
Advancing the Science of Compassionate Healthcare
WHY CHOOSE US?
At the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, we are dedicated to preparing the next generation of nurses. To us, that means providing a quality education built upon scholarly research and evidence based-practice as well as an environment that nurtures the desire to continually drive improvement. We are confident that our students will go forth and advance the science of nursing, lead innovative health care practice, and truly champion access to quality healthcare for all. Read More
SCHOOL FACTS
The UCI Sue and Bill Gross School of Nursing has a rich, deep history. Its existence is the realization of a vision that began decades ago.
Students
Approximately:
- 170 enrolled in the baccalaureate program
- 56 enrolled in graduate programs
- 100% pass rate on National NP Board Certified exams
- 93% NCLEX passing rate
- 8 to 1 student/faculty ratio in labs and clinical courses
- 573 alumni and counting!
- 40% underrepresented minorities
Faculty
Approximately:
- 23 full-time faculty
- 100% have advanced degrees
- Over $13 million in total sponsored research project funding
- Faculty research projects contribute to the improvement of health and health care in areas such as oncology, HIV/AIDS, pediatrics, self-care, mental health, women’s health, clinical policy, and nursing education.
- Academic Practice Partnership with UCI Health
- Student practicum hours at world renown UCI Medical Center
- The only University of California school with a faculty nursing practice
- Faculty actively practicing in under-served areas and throughout the UCI Health and Student Health Centers
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