Misericordia University

As one of the founding programs, Misericordia University's Nursing Department has been educating students in the field of nursing and serving the healthcare needs of the community for over 90 years. Misericordia continues this tradition today by offering a wide variety of programs and a seamless transition allowing students to progress from the undergraduate to graduate, and finally, the doctoral level.

Highlights

• Baccalaureate and Master of Science in Nursing programs accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) through 2023.
• The oldest nursing program in Luzerne County and the largest discipline within the College of Health Sciences.
• Accelerated Bachelor's of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program based in Pittsburgh launched in December 2018 and is available for non-nursing students with prior college credits to transition into the field in as few as 16 months.
• The preferred online RN to BSN educational provider for Geisinger Wyoming Valley for Luzerne County.
• Recipient of the 2012 Innovation in Professional Nursing Education Award for Small Schools from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) for outstanding work to re-envision traditional models for nursing education and leading programmatic change.
• Graduates of the bachelor of science in nursing degree program have achieved the following pass rates for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN): 98.31% in 2012, 98.08% in 2013, 78.18% in 2014, 92.86% in 2015 and 95.6% in 2016.