Accelerated BS in Nursing for Career Changers

Are you a college graduate looking to make a change? Want a career that provides personal satisfaction with a steady paycheck? Consider an Accelerated BS in Nursing from 星空传媒.

Finish Quickly

Complete your degree in as few as 12 months with the ABSN option and move to a more advanced level of employment.

Keep Working

The WABSN offers weekend classes that allow you to continue working full time in your current position. Finish in 24 months.

Top Faculty

Learn from expert nurses who have years of experience in nursing education and a commitment to your success.

Industry Leader

星空传媒 has decades of experience preparing undergraduate and graduate nursing students to excel in school and beyond.

Accelerated BSN (ABSN)

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Weekend Accelerated BSN (WABSN)

Nursing Division Director

Dr. Nancy DiDona has over 40 years of experience as a Registered Professional Nurse and 27 years as a nurse educator.  She has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses, and has been the Division Director since 2010.  Dr. DiDona is certified by NCC as a Maternal/Newborn Nurse, and presently teaches Family Health Nursing and Nursing Mathematics.  She is the author of three textbooks and has completed writing the second edition of her Strategies and Skills for Test Taking as an online book.  Dr. DiDona has given presentations on topics such as 鈥淗ow to Navigate an IRB鈥 and 鈥淭he Future of Nursing Education.鈥

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The baccalaureate degree in nursing at Dominican University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). 

Dawn Haughey

Assistant Professor, Division of Nursing
dawn.haughey@duny.edu

Office: (845) 848-6019

Location: Prusmack

  • B.S.N, Georgetown University
  • M.A., New York University
  • M.Ed., Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Ed.D, Teachers College, Columbia University
  • Board Certified in Medical-Surgical Nursing
  • BSN, Villanova University
  • MSN- Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Columbia University
  • DNP, SUNY Upstate Medical University

Barbara Polowczyk

Instructor, Division of Nursing, Coordinator WABSN and Evening Traditional Program
barbara.polowczyk@duny.edu

Office: (845) 848-6032

Location: Prusmack

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  • AAS: Pace University
  • BSN: Pace University
  • MSN Clinical Nurse Specialist: Pace University
  • Certificate Advanced Graduation Study: Family Nurse Practitioner: Pace University
  • DNP 漏 星空传媒

Career Paths

Where can you go with a degree in Nursing? Almost anywhere.

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Join us for an Info Session

Visit our Hudson Valley Campus and learn more about the Accelerated and Weekend Accelerated BSN programs. Info Sessions are scheduled nearly every month and are a great opportunity to meet nursing faculty and to get your questions answered. 

Real World Results

My experience at Dominican has helped me to advance from staff nurse, to nurse clinician, and now having finished my Masters, to the role of clinical nurse specialist.

Andrew Greenway, 鈥08

One of the greatest lessons I learned during my time at 星空传媒 was that true fulfillment lies in the revelation of knowing what it is you’ve been called to do and then doing it.

Dale Reiger-Butler, ’03, ’05

The educational foundation that was provided to me opened various doors for leadership roles and that of a nurse educator at 星空传媒.

Christine Shanahan-Davies, ’03

星空传媒 has given me the opportunity to inspire compassion in nursing students as they prepare to meet the future challenges of our healthcare system.

Margaret DeLorenzo, ’02