School of Nursing

Kenya V. Beard Ed.D., RN, AGACNP-BC, ANEF, FAAN, Dean and Chief Nursing Officer

Valerie Taylor-Haslip, PhD, RN, FNP Interim Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Susan Wilson, ANP, RN Assistant Dean

Damien Germino, PhD, MS, MPA, Associate Dean of Operations, Nursing

Helene Dill, D.H.Sc., CNM, Director of Traditional Program, Nursing

Peter Shute, MSN, BSN, EdD(c), Director of Accelerated Program, Nursing

Cordelle Luces, DHA, MSN, RN, Director of Accelerated Weekend Program, Nursing

Sylvie Rosenbloom, D.N.P., APRN, FNP-BC, Director of FNP Program, Nursing

Patricia Sutton, EdD, MS, RN, Director of Nursing Administration & Nursing Education

Accreditation

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Mercy University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.

Honor Society

Sigma Theta Tau is an International Honor Society of Nursing. Mercy University is part of the Sigma Theta Tau Zeta Omega At Large Chapter. The Zeta Omega chapter started in 1978.

The Sigma Mission is to develop nurse leaders to improve healthcare. The Sigma Vision is to connect, empower nurse leaders, and transform global healthcare.

Students are invited to join when they have obtained the requisite number of nursing credits and the requisite GPA.

Purpose

The School of Nursing is dedicated to providing premier nursing undergraduate and graduate educational programs to equip students with the intellectual, technical and professional competencies they need to excel and advance as nurse leaders, health care providers, health promotion experts and nurse educators. More than just focusing on personal careers, our goal is to prepare students to use their knowledge and abilities to transform nursing and advance health equity.

Mission Statement of the School of Nursing

The mission of the School of Nursing is to educate individuals who seek to improve access to and the quality of healthcare. We do this by creating empowering learning environments that invite diverse perspectives and support courageous discourse. Dedicated nurse educators provide extraordinary experiences that strengthen the capacity of future nurses, scholars, practitioners, and leaders to advance the right of every individual to achieve their highest level of health and transform the healthcare experience.

Program Dismissal Review Policy

This Mercy University School of Nursing Program Dismissal Review Policy applies to programs that are professionally accredited or seeking accreditation. The purpose of the SON Dismissal Review Policy is to provide a process for the equitable resolution of formal complaints made by a student over academic dismissal at the program level. Separate appeals policies exist for violations of academic integrity and academic grade appeals. Each nursing program has a student manual/handbook made available to its students that includes, at a minimum, the program’s (1) academic requirements; (2) professionalism and/or ethical requirements and standards; (3) a description of the program’s process for progression and dismissal or otherwise sanctioning a student for failing to meet program requirements; and (4) a copy of the dismissal review policy.