University of North Florida

The University of North Florida is located in Jacksonville boasts of a fine nursing department with a wide variety of programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. At this public institution, students can seek a prelicensure BSN or enter an accelerated prelicensure BSN for students with a prior bachelor's degree and an RN to BSN degree for those holding an RN with ASN degree. These nursing programs are ACEN, ACME, CCNE and COA accredited. The program has a community-based, population-focused curriculum in accordance with healthcare delivery trends. The curriculum helps students engage in the community. The program is designed to encompass both liberal arts and professional studies.

Undergraduate Programs - Degree at the University of North Florida include CNL, Family Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nursing. The accelerated BSN and traditional Bachelor’s degree are components are on campus, with the option of hybrid and online formats.. Graduates administer patient care with skill and confidence. Leadership and a commitment to the profession through research are vital to the program’s mission. Students become  professional practitioners capable of effecting social change.

Graduate Programs – various graduate programs include the BSN to DNP, Master, MSN to DNP, Post Master's NP Certificate, RN to BSN and RN to MSN level degrees. The post-MSN Doctor of Nursing Practice program is for those who already possess a Master of Science in Nursing and a specialty certification and is offered in an online 8-week semester format. The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) track is a post-MSN Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) for those who possess a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), are licensed as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), hold national certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP), and seek their DNP to become certified a PMHNP.

The PMHNP DNP track trains graduates to provide best practices and comprehensive care to patients of any age. This track is 61 credits with 750 clinical hours. The clinical component focuses on mental health in outpatient, inpatient, or private practice settings. The program currently offers online courses following the traditional full-length semesters with full- and part-time enrollment options available. Other tracks are: Family Nurse Practitioner Doctor of Nursing Practice, Doctor of Nursing Practice, Nurse Anesthesiology, Nursing Education Master of Science in Nursing and Master of Science in Nursing Leadership. Many are offered on a full-time basis only and completely online.

The nursing school at University of North Florida is a public institution located in Jacksonville, Florida. Its nursing programs are accredited by ACEN, ACME, CCNE and COA.

Degree types you can earn at University of North Florida include Adult Psychiatric - Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, CNL, Family Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Anesthetist, Nurse Educator, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nursing, and the school provides its offerings to students via campus, hybrid and online formats. The level of nursing programs offered to nursing students include Accelerated BSN, Bachelor Degree, BSN to DNP, Master Degree, MSN to DNP, Post Master's NP Certificate, RN to BSN and RN to MSN level degrees.

For nursing students in Florida, the state average NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is 72.16% and for BSN programs is 81.41%. The average national NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is N/A% and for BSN programs is N/A%.

Out of 91 nursing schools in Florida, the nursing program at University of North Florida ranks #1000001 in the state, and out of more than 1,700 nursing programs nationally, it ranks #1000035. It's 3-year average NCLEX-RN passing rate is 0.00%, giving the University of North Florida an overall grade of .

Nursing Program Stats at a Glance for University of North Florida

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• NCLEX-RN Passing Rate Average: 0.00%
• Florida State Rank: 1000001
• National Rank: 1000035

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