Nursing

This campus is conveniently located on Pittsburgh's North Shore. It is easily accessible by public transportation and is close to many of the city's attractions, such as Acrisure Stadium, PNC Park, the National Aviary and the Andy Warhol Museum. Allegheny Campus accepts Nursing admissions in the fall and spring semesters.

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This campus is located in suburban Monroeville and can be accessed by the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Routes 48 and Business 22. Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) also serves the school.

Boyce offers day and evening courses. All of the nursing courses at the Boyce Campus are web-enhanced. Boyce Campus accepts Nursing admissions in the fall and spring semesters.

Example clinical sites include Allegheny Valley Hospital, UPMC Magee Womens Hospital, Forbes Hospital, UPMC Shadyside, UPMC St. Margaret, Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, LifeCare Hospitals, and the Veterans Administration Hospital. 

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Located in the North Hills on Route 19 near Camp Horne Road in an all-inclusive campus building, North offers day and web-enhanced courses and accepts Nursing admissions in the fall semester only.

Examples of clinical sites for clinical experience include UPMC Passavant–McCandless, UPMC Passavant–Cranberry, UPMC Mercy, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital.

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Located in West Mifflin on Route 885, not far from the former Century III Mall, South is served by several Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) bus routes. South offers day and evening courses and accepts Nursing admissions in the fall semester only. Some courses are web-enhanced.

Examples of clinical sites include Jefferson Hospital, UPMC McKeesport, UPMC Mercy, St. Clair Hospital, Penn Highlands Mon Valley, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and The Children's Institute.

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• Move freely to observe and assess patients and perform emergency patient care, which includes having full manual dexterity of the upper extremities, including neck and shoulders; unrestricted movement of both lower extremities, back and hips in order to assist in all aspects of patient care; and the ability to touch the floor to remove environmental hazards (i.e., patient hygiene, application of restraints, and nursing procedures such as urinary bladder catheterization and parenteral injections)
• Lift and/or support at least 50 pounds in order to reposition, transfer and ambulate patients safely
• Demonstrate tactile ability sufficient to assess a patient's pulses as well as changes in a patient's physiological status (i.e., changes in skin temperature, edema, etc.)

If a student should present with any physical limitation, each case will be reviewed on an individual basis. Reasonable accommodations will be made if possible. 

• Visually observe changes in a patient's status, as well as unsafe environmental conditions, and have visual acuity with near clarity of vision at 20 inches or less and with far clarity of vision at 20 feet or more
• Hear the sounds of spoken verbal communication, as well as the sounds that indicate changes in the patient's physiological condition (i.e., breath sounds, blood pressure, apical pulse), and speak to focal clients and members of the health team utilizing effective verbal communication skills
• Smell odors that indicate changes in the physiological status of the patient or unsafe environmental conditions
• Read and cognitively comprehend written course materials, patient care documents, and health care institution policies and procedures
• Write utilizing a legible and concise documentation style that is readable and in the English language
• Calculate accurately in order to administer correct medication dosages, count a pulse, count respirations, and determine intake and output
• Demonstrate cognitive learning in relation to new procedures through clinical application
• Interpret physician orders accurately through verbal and written communication, and carry through with appropriate psychomotor clinical application