A world-class city filled with art and culture and an incredible campus that offers cutting edge resources–that’s what students receive at Penn Nursing. And that’s just the start. Penn Nursing and the wider university offer something for everyone, as well as a lifelong community.

Penn Nursing is globally known for educating dynamic nurses—because our School values evidence-based science and health equity. That’s where our expertise lies, whether in research, practice, community health, or beyond. Everything we do upholds a through-line of innovation, encouraging our exceptional students, alumni, and faculty share their knowledge and skills to reshape health care.

Penn Nursing students are bold and unafraid, ready to embrace any challenge that comes their way. Whether you are exploring a career in nursing or interested in advancing your nursing career, a Penn Nursing education will help you meet your goals and become an innovative leader, prepared to change the face of health and wellness.

Penn Nursing is the #1-ranked nursing school in the world. Its highly-ranked programs help develop highly-skilled leaders in health care who are prepared to work alongside communities to tackle issues of health equity and social justice to improve health and wellness for everyone.

Penn Nursing’s rigorous academic curricula are taught by world renowned experts, ensuring that students at every level receive an exceptional Ivy League education. From augmented reality classrooms and clinical simulations to coursework that includes experiential global travel to clinical placements in top notch facilities, a Penn Nursing education prepares our graduates to lead.

Andre Angelia, BSN, RN, Nu’19

“Sometimes the greatest compliment that you can get when you are a student is from your teacher, but in this case it was someone I had never met before. A rapid response was happening on my unit and I went in to observe.”

October 01, 2019
Andre Angelia, BSN, RN, Nu'19
Andre Angelia, BSN, RN, Nu'19

“The patient had labored breathing on hi-flow oxygen, looked obtunded, was placed on the heart monitor, and was having an ABG (arterial blood gas) taken. At the bedside, the ABG results printed and the doctor looked at me. Noticing that I was a student, he gave me the ABG results and told me to tell him what was going on. I was floored and tried digging up the Blood Gas lecture in the recesses of my brain. ‘Uncompensated metabolic acidosis,’ I told him hesitantly after a few seconds. He looked at the paper, then back at me, and says, ‘You are exactly right. Very well done! I can tell you’re going to be a great nurse.’ I’d never had anyone tell me that before, but from then on I knew that nursing was where I wanted to be.”

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