College of Nursing

- Academic Programs Overview
- Traditional BSN
  Make a difference in the lives of patients — and launch a meaningful and rewarding career.
- Accelerated BSN
  Get on the fast track to a career with purpose with an accelerated bachelor of science in nursing from UNMC.
- RN to BSN
  Gain new skills and career opportunities with UNMC's RN-to-BSN program.
- Master of Science in Nursing
  Advance to the next level of nursing professionalism with an MSN degree from UNMC.
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
  Our DNP degree will uniquely qualify you to lead nursing practice into the next generation.
- PhD in Nursing
  The PhD in Nursing is a research-focused doctorate through UNMC's Graduate Studies program that prepares scholars for leadership roles in academia and outside of academia.
- Research & Scholarship Overview
- Neidfelt Nursing Research Center
  The center provides an infrastructure to propel aculty and student progress across all stages of research.
- CRISP
  The Center for Chronic Illness Self-management and Prevention's mission is to be a leader and innovator in the science of self-management and prevention of chronic illness.
- Research & Innovation in Action
  Employing technology-aided solutions while emphasizing innovation and interdisciplinary teamwork, our research designs range from efficacy and effectiveness trials to implementation and population health studies.
- Practice & Partnerships Overview
- Morehead Center for Nursing Practice
  The center serves as an advocate for our faculty in an innovative approach: The right clinical practice as part of an academic appointment.
- Faculty Practice Scholar Program
  The Faculty Practice Scholars Program assists new faculty engaged in faculty practice to develop a program of practice scholarship.
- Office of Global Health
  UNMC's partnerships around the world allow students in the College of Nursing to observe differences in nursing roles and engage in culture while studying health care systems.
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— College of Nursing — Research & Scholarship

Research & Scholarship

Niedfelt Nursing Research Center

CRISP (formerly CENTRIC)

Research & Innovation in Action

The UNMC College of Nursing is an internationally recognized leader in nursing research. Our research mission is to transform lives through discovery of new knowledge & implementation of the highest quality research evidence.

In this mission, we leverage our vast expertise to advance science that impacts all facets of human health and care delivery. Our research expertise encompasses the domains of health equity, acute and chronic illness, caregiving, critical care, cardiovascular health, gerontology, maternal/child health, oncology, pulmonology, self-management science and symptom science such as sleep, pain, fatigue, delirium and more.

With over $6 million in grant funding awarded during our 2023 Fiscal Year, our current major funders include the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the National Institute for Nursing Research, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

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Health Equity: Emphasis on Rural & Underserved Populations

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Chronic Care Management: Emphasis in Cancer & Cardiovascular Outcomes

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Symptom Science Across the Lifespan

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Implementation Science & Health Care Delivery

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Teaching and Learning

36

research-intensive faculty

5

research pillars

$6.1M

in grant funding (FY23)

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

HEART Camp Study

Post-Doctoral Research Associate

Graduate Assistantships

*Open to accepted and current graduate students