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Department of Nursing

Nursing at Daemen

At Daemen College, students can earn a degree including RN to BS, master’s, or doctorate of nursing (DNP) and take advantage of endless career opportunities in nursing!  In addition, the Nursing Department partners with local community colleges in an innovative 1-2-1 curriculum combining Associate and Baccalaureate Education.

Daemen’s state-of-the-art technology integrates several options for taking classes including traditional classroom, distance education, hybrid/web enhanced and online methods.   The Nursing faculty has been recognized by students for their committment to student success and support for registered nurses returning to school.

For information on specific programs, please contact: (716) 839-8387.

    Graduate Programs Director:  Diane Ryan, PhD, RN dryan@daemen.edu

    Undergraduate Programs Director:  Cheryl Nosek, DNS, RN cnosek@daemen.edu

Daemen Nursing in the News!

Daemen College has been awarded a grant of $1,425,600.00 from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) to provide support for advanced practice nursing students. This funding – nearly $5 million in new federal dollars that are being made available through the stimulus – is helping to expand the nurse practitioner workforce in Western New York.

The federal funding will provide financial assistance to students enrolled in Daemen’s Adult Nurse Practitioner Master's Degree Program. The federal funds will be used to provide stipends to students ($22,000 per year per student, with a maximum of two years of stipend funding). Additionally, the stipends will support converting students from part-time to full-time and enrolling new full-time students. The project period extends over five years.

For information and application:  Contact Dr. Mary Lou Rusin (716) 839-8387.

  

  Daemen College’s Nursing Department History

The Daemen Nursing Department has been in existence since 1979, initially offering our RN-BS program.  In 1988 the College expanded its presence offering courses in Olean, Batavia and Jamestown, which later became distance-linked to Olean and Jamestown.  In 1997, Daemen College began an Adult Nurse Practitioner Program.  Growth in graduate nursing education continued over the next decade adding Palliative Care, Nursing Executive Leadership and Nursing Education programs.  In 2009 Daemen was the first college in Western New York to offer a Doctorate of Nursing Practice degree. 

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