Department of Nursing
Faculty:Associate Professor Botwinski, Director/Chair; Associate Professor White, Interim BSN Program Director; Associate Professors Berg (Fall)/Parsons (Spring), DNP Program Director Assistant Professor Wolf, MSN Program Director; Assistant Professors Bryant, D'Alesandro, Delacroix, Sassatelli; Umberger; Instructor Pedroff; Professor of Instruction I Culp; Lecturer I Snow; Instructional Staff Beltran, Cole, Franks, Lewis.
The Department of Nursing offers programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral degree levels. For more information, contact the Department of Nursing at (813) 253-6223 or see www.ut.edu/nursing.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, the master’s degree program in nursing, and the post-graduate APRN certificate programs at the University of Tampa are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 745, Washington, DC 2001, 202-887-6791.
The Department of Nursing will submit an application for DNP accreditation by CCNE in 2020. Applying for accreditation does not guarantee accreditation will be granted.
Department of Nursing Mission Statement
The primary mission of the Department of Nursing is to offer programs of study in nursing science at the baccalaureate, masters and doctoral level that prepare graduates as generalists in professional nursing and as nurse practitioners to function at the most advanced level of nursing practice. Through clinically relevant teaching, learning, and active application of research, students are prepared to practice competently as providers and managers of care, and members of the profession in a complex, diverse and evolving healthcare environment.
The Department of Nursing shares the commitment of the College of Natural and Health Sciences and the University to teaching, research, and service; preparing each student as a life-long learner and as a health professional providing quality, safe, evidence based and compassionate health care to the citizens of Florida, the nation, and the global community.
Nursing Department Handbook
Undergraduate and graduate students at The University of Tampa who are in one of the nursing academic programs are subject to the rules, responsibilities and code of professional conduct set forth in the most recent edition of the Department of Nursing Handbooks. The handbooks are updated each year, and it is the responsibility of the student to remain familiar with the contents. The handbooks can be found on-line on the BSN, MSN and DNP student Blackboard site.