The Dr. Susan L. Davis, RN, & Richard J. Henley College of Nursing
The Dr. Susan L. Davis, RN, & Richard J. Henley College of Nursing
KAREN M. DALEY, PhD, MSN, BSN, RN
Dean of the Davis & Henley College of Nursing
Professor
LUANN ETCHER, PhD, GNP-BC, CPG
Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship
Professor
CYNTHIA O'SULLIVAN , PhD, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Global Nursing
Associate Professor
HEATHER FERRILLO, PhD, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE
Undergraduate Chair
Associate Professor
TAMMEY DICKERSON,
Chair, Associates Degree Program
Clinical Assistant Professor
Faculty & Staff
The Baccalaureate of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree is designed to meet a variety of educational needs beginning with the initial preparation necessary to enter the profession of nursing as well as foster professional growth and advancement for returning registered nurses (RNs).
MISSION
The mission of the Dr. Susan L. Davis, R.N., & Richard J. Henley College of Nursing at Sacred Heart University is consistent with the mission of the University and as such seeks to integrate the Catholic Intellectual Tradition in the philosophy, curricula, teaching activities, and scholarship of the college. This tradition aims to assist in the development of graduates who are knowledgeable of self, rooted in faith, educated in mind, compassionate in heart, responsive to social and civic obligations, and able to respond to the ever-changing world.
The faculty of the Dr. Susan L. Davis, R.N., & Richard J. Henley College of Nursing work together as a community of educators to cultivate the personal and professional development of students. Faculty create formal and informal learning environments that engage students in the synthesis of their unique gifts, talents, and skills with the beliefs, values, and methods of professional nursing. They are engaged in practice and in service to the community which is reflected in innovative learning environments and curricula.
The Dr. Susan L. Davis, R.N., & Richard J. Henley College of Nursing prepares students at the baccalaureate, masters and doctoral levels. All programs recognize that nursing excellence is grounded in practice. The baccalaureate nursing curriculum prepares competent, ethical, caring practitioners to function as generalists in any type of health care setting. Building upon the knowledge acquired in undergraduate education, the masters and doctoral nursing programs prepare students for advanced roles in leadership and clinical practice and clinical education.
PHILOSOPHY
The Faculty of the Dr. Susan L. Davis, R.N., & Richard J. Henley College of Nursing believe the following tenets of Nursing:
The faculty and staff of the DHCON believe the philosophy of nursing is expressed in the definition that nursing is caring with compassion, empathy, altruism with the intention of healing body, mind, spirit.