Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

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Combining a well-rounded, liberal arts education with hands-on instruction, Eastern’s BSN program provides essential skills for the nursing profession: critical thinking, ethics, data literacy, collaboration and more. In partnership with Hartford Healthcare (HHC), Eastern students benefit from experienced clinical faculty, a state-of-the-art clinical simulation lab at Windham Hospital, and clinical rotations at diverse HHC sites.

Nursing Simulation Lab

Being built by Hartford HealthCare at Windham Hospital, the simulation lab for Eastern nursing students will approximate the HHC lab in Hartford. (Courtesy of the Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation, Hartford Healthcare)

Connecticut faces a profound nursing shortage and Eastern’s program will help alleviate that.

Rocco Orlando, Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Hartford HealthCare

1.2

million new Registered Nurses needed by 2030

200,000

new opening annually

3,000

new nurses/year needed in Connecticut

Top 10

Job, according to U.S. News and World Report

$77,600

median salary, Registered Nurse

$123,780

median salary, Nurse Practitioner

Biology

Babatunde Olatinwo '12

Tunde earned his nursing degree at the University of Massachusetts–Amherst and works in the post-op recovery room at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, MA. "The biology faculty at Eastern are great - so knowledgeable and engaged. I took my Anatomy and Physiology course at Eastern. The lab courses prepared me well for nursing school. It’s gratifying to provide hands-on care for patients during their most vulnerable moments."

Health Sciences

Emily Fulton '20

Emily is a registered nurse in the Progressive Care Unit at Backus Hospital in Norwich. She graduated in 2021 from the University of Connecticut’s accelerated BSN program. "The classes I took at Eastern challenged me and gave me the tools needed to succeed in a fast-paced program. I love being a patient's advocate and being there to take care of them when they need it the most."

Health Sciences

Bryan Frankovitch '17

Bryan graduated from Eastern and earned his nursing degree at UCONN. He works in Hartford Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit. "I love working in a challenging environment that requires a lot of critical thinking. I have treated thousands of patients over the years, and it is amazing to hear from some of them through cards or letters or word of mouth and realize the impact I had on them."

Job Openings at:

Hospitals
Out-patient clinics
Physician’s offices
Nursing homes
Home healthcare service