Dr. Susan L. Davis, RN, & Richard J. Henley College of Nursing
The world of nursing is fast-paced, hands-on, and personal—and so is the Sacred Heart University CCNE-Accredited College of Nursing.
Pursue your degree on-campus or online, learn from practicing professionals in evidence-based programs, and hone your skills in our cutting-edge nursing simulation and critical skills labs. You’ll graduate with the confidence and the competence to make a real difference in patients’ lives.
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Mission
The Dr. Susan L. Davis, RN, & Richard J. Henley College of Nursing (DHCON) endeavors to prepare nursing 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.
Vision
DHCON aspires to achieve prominence through innovative teaching and learning within an environment recognized for its compassion and creativity.
CCNE Accredited
CCNE AccreditedThe baccalaureate degree program in nursing, the master’s degree program in nursing, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Sacred Heart University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.
State of Connecticut Department of Higher Education Board of Governors Accreditation
All programs of study leading to undergraduate or graduate degrees (including online programs) are fully accredited and approved by the State of Connecticut Department of Higher Education Board of Governors.
I believe that the College of Nursing at Sacred Heart University is one of the best ones out there. What really caught my eye about this school was that clinical started in your sophomore year, rather than your junior year, which is what most universities do. The way classes and clinicals are structured prepares us really well. We have an amazing simulation lab that allows us to work on manikins that are able to act like real people. For example, they have real vital signs to assess, they are able to talk, blink, breathe and even give birth!
Faculty Spotlight
Sacred Heart University proudly recognizes our faculty for their scholarly achievement through their outstanding publishing efforts and industry experience.
Rebecca Witten Jones, Ph.D., ANP-C, CNL, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Clinical Professor, Graduate Nursing
Dr. Jones received the 2023 Rising Star Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Student Award from the University of Alabama, where she earned a post-master's certificate after 20 years as an adult nurse practitioner. A keynote speaker for the North Carolina Nurses Association, she integrates mental health and occupational health scholarship and presents on traumatic stress among nurses and preventing burnout through spiritual self-care.
Marguerite A. Lawrence, DNP, FNP-BC, PHCNS-BC, MA
Clinical Associate Professor
Marguerite Lawrence received a 2023 Excellence in Health Sciences Distinguished Alumni Award from her alma mater, East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania. A family nurse practitioner since 2009, Dr. Lawrence spent 20 years in the US Army, including deployments to Iraq and working as chief of Walter Reed Medical Center’s Wounded Warrior Clinic. She joined SHU’s nursing faculty in 2023.
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