The School of Nursing has launched a Dual Primary/Acute Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner doctor of nursing practice degree — the only one in New Jersey — and a Pediatric Acute Care Post-Master’s Certificate.
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Rutgers School of Nursing is one of the nation’s largest, most comprehensive nursing schools, with campus locations in Newark, New Brunswick, and Blackwood, New Jersey.
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#17
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For the fourth consecutive year, the School of Nursing received the 2025 Health Professions Higher Education Excellence and Distinction (HEED) Award from Insight Into Academia magazine. Dean Angela Starkweather recently joined On New Jersey's Mornings with Ken Rosato program to talk about the school's national honors.
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Rutgers School of Nursing has received the Best Schools for Men in Nursing Award for four years in a row (2018-2021).
The School of Nursing developed the Nursing Student Reserve Corps in response to a need for health care professionals during the Omicron variant wave in late 2021.
