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College of Nursing : Fact Sheet FY 2006
Education
- UF College of Nursing is a major provider of BSN/RNs in the state. (Peer-reviewed national studies demonstrate that BSN-prepared nurses have positive impact on mortality rate of patients.)
- Innovative education programs to address national shortage of nurses and nursing faculty.
- BSN to PhD
- BSN for college graduates from other fields.
- Associate degree RN to BSN
- Clinical Nurse Leader program as part of national pilot project.
- Cooperative degree with FAMU, FSU, UNF, UWF for UF's PhD program via distance learning.
- New Doctor of Nursing Practice for advanced practice roles.
- Graduates consistently exceed national and state pass rates on the N-CLEX RN licensure exam, averaging pass rates above 94%.
Patient Care / Outreach
- GatorSHADE™ program has reached more than 6,500 children and 81,000 adults to educate on skin cancer prevention.
- First nursing faculty practice plan in Florida. Currently provides care in over 15 locations and supports 9 faculty positions.
- Nurse-managed practice in Archer, Florida; providing primary, psychiatric – mental health and community health care for underserved Populations.
- Collaborative agreement with Nursing Education program at Medical University of Gdansk, Poland with student and faculty exchanges.
Research
- New Blue Cross and Blue Shield Center with College of PHHP to focus on patient safety and health policy
- Endowed Chairs to lead research in aging, clinical excellence and cancer care.
- Funded interdisciplinary research programs focused on health disparities, family mental health, aging and rehabilitation.
View this Fact Sheet
Dean: Kathleen Ann Long, PhD, APRN, FAAN
Joined UF faculty as Dean: January 1995
Past-President: American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
P.O. Box 100197
Gainesville, FL 32610
Phone: (352) 273-6324
Fax: (352) 273-6505
| College of Nursing Actuals: | ||
| Grants/Contracts | $1.87M | 16% |
| Clinical Revenue | $1.01M | 8% |
| State Funding | $7.76M | 64% |
| Other (UFF, AEF, Misc.) | $1.45M | 12% |
| Students | 997 |
| BSN (upper division) | 695 |
| (270 upper division majors) | |
| Master’s/Doctoral | 302 |
| Faculty (full-time) | 59 |
| Degree programs | BSN, MSN, DNP, PhD |
| Locations: Gainesville and Jacksonville campuses; over 15 faculty practice sites, and more than 300 clinical teaching sites across the state | |
| Operating Budget (FY06) | $12.1M |
| Research Funding (FY06) | $1.9M |
| Clinical Revenue (FY06) | $1.0M |
