Nursing Department
Prepare to Make a Difference
When you choose to pursue nursing at UW-Eau Claire, you join a program that has a long-standing reputation of excellence. Through your studies, you will be challenged by a curriculum that is interwoven in a variety of disciplines — such as the natural and social sciences, humanities and nursing-specific science courses.
Majors and Minors in Nursing
Here, being a nursing student is about more than just taking the classes, passing the exams, and getting across that stage at graduation. It's about learning how to solve complex challenges, how to interact with real patients, and how to apply what you've learned in the classroom to real-world situations. It's about learning how to become a great nurse, nurse educator, or nurse administrator. And when you leave UW-Eau Claire, you will be ready to take on any situation because of the great experience you will gain through clinicals, lab simulations, and cultural immersion experiences.
Meet the Faculty
The Department of Nursing places a strong emphasis on providing research opportunities for our students — which is also a major value of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. At UWEC, you are encouraged to pursue student-faculty research projects, and in our department, this can also include fellowships and other advanced learning opportunities.
The Department of Nursing offers extensive simulation opportunities to our students for firsthand learning. The Clinical Learning Center is equipped with fully functional hospital beds, a nursing station, medication dispensing units and supplies. Here, technology is a teaching tool, and nursing students have access to it all.
Clinical experiences allow Blugold Nursing students to develop a professional network and connect with local communities before they enter the workforce. UWEC’s primary clinical affiliation partners are:
- Marshfield Clinic
- Mayo Clinic Health System
- Essentia
Blugold Stories
I just fell in love with the campus and the track team, and the nursing program was phenomenal. It checked all the boxes. I did not anticipate loving northern Wisconsin as much as I did.
Skylar Koel took the next steps to complete her BSN degree. Hoping to one day obtain her doctorate, Skylar is an advocate for education. In fact, she believes having a BSN degree will soon become a standard in the nursing field.
As a UWEC alumna, I chose to stay at the same university for my graduate program because I was confident I would get a great education and be a part of an inclusive community.
Nursing Department
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