Graduates of the Viterbo University nursing program are highly sought after by medical employers throughout the region.
Program Information
Viterbo University’s nursing program is known for producing highly-qualified nurses who go on to work at leading hospitals and health care providers. Our program has deep roots in the Franciscan tradition of health care service and combines scientific knowledge and the art of caring and compassion. Nursing students learn nursing practice in a variety of health care settings and in a state-of-the-art clinical simulation learning lab. With a nursing degree from Viterbo University, graduates will have the skills employers are looking for to provide the best care for patients in an increasingly complex health care environment.
Clinicals starting in sophomore year
71K
Median salary for nurses
High state board (NCLEX-RN®) pass rates
Nursing (BSN)
Viterbo’s nursing program is highly reputable with graduates sought after by employers. The program features a curriculum that prepares students for contemporary nursing practice. There are various pathways for admission, including direct admission.
Making connections, friendships, memories, and following her dreams of becoming a nurse.
Meet Hannah, a Viterbo nursing student from the small community of Berlin, in East Central Wisconsin. Her hometown is a quaint population of just over 5,500 people, so Hannah searched for a university and campus setting that cr...
Nursing Senior Leads COVID-19 Research Project
Nursing senior Megan Messa led a research project into the experiences of fellow Viterbo students who worked as certified nursing assistants during the COVID-19 pandemic. She was a perfect person for the job because she certain...
Kelsey Stefanich Nursing in Land of Midnight Sun
Kelsey (Ludwig) Stefanich '20 and her fellow nursing seniors couldn't do their capstone clinicals because of the pandemic. Even without the capstone, Stefanich found she was well prepared to dive into the nursing profession whe...
Clinicals Connect Maxwell to Experience, Community
Senior nursing major Myles Maxwell appreciates the field experience he gets from clinicals, but almost as important is the chance to get outside his college student “bubble” and make connections in the community.
For Nicole Sanders, Nursing Was Always Her Path
There was never any doubt about the chosen career of Viterbo University student Nicole Sanders. “My mom is a nurse, and I used to play with my toy medical kit ‘treating’ people when I was a kid,” said Sanders, a senior from Bel...
Ambree Schlosser Excels on and off the Court
Viterbo nursing major Ambree Schlosser discovered one of her passions very early in life. “I started with basketball in third grade and I’ve been playing year-round ever since,” said Schlosser, an Eau Galle native who is in the...
Viterbo Student Brianne Roy Continues Family Tradition in Nursing
“My mother and grandmother were both nurses and I grew up around their stories of providing care,” said Brianne Roy, a junior from Plymouth. “I always felt drawn to the profession. They are both two of the main role models in ...
Nursing Student Says Viterbo Is Preparing Him to Be an "Ethical Human"
When Connor Hagarty was a high school student, his mother was diagnosed with colon cancer. Watching the nurses who helped her during that time inspired him.
“The experience was really traumatic and hard on me, but it gave me...
Transfer Mentor and Future Nurse, Miranda Zipp Enjoys Helping Others
Being a college transfer student can present a unique set of challenges. From feelings of loneliness to uncertainty about where to find the answers to a variety of questions, adjusting to life at a new school is rarely easy. Vi...
Detroit COVID-19 Duty Puts Brenna Grotegut to the Test
Brenna Grotegut '19 came back from serving in a Detroit COVID-19 unit, only to find too many people still don't take the virus seriously. She started to question her career choice, but a biking incident got her back on track.
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COVID-19 Fuels Education Efforts for Viterbo Nursing Grad
Katie Drury, who earned her nursing degree from Viterbo and taught in the nursing school for several years, has used her own bout with COVID-19 to help increase awareness of the disease and what it takes to prevent its spread.
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Like Mother, Greta Mousel Was Destined for Nursing
Greta Mousel ’19 followed in the footsteps of her mother, Vickie (Bjork) Mousel ’78, getting her nursing degree at Viterbo and then going into the same specialty her mother has worked in for 40 years, obstetrics. “We talk shop ...
Richard Hecker's Service Mission Comes Full Circle to Viterbo
Most, if not all, Viterbo graduates go into the world having an appreciation for the importance of service, a commitment to serving the greater good. Nursing alum Richard Hecker ’78 came to Viterbo with service already embedded...
Viterbo Nursing Students Hone Skills in Philippines
Viterbo University nursing majors Levi Orr and Jordyn Keyes have gotten used to working with state-of-the-art, modern equipment and facilities during their three years of studies at Viterbo. Their monthlong internship last spri...
Nursing Clinicals at Oglala Indian Reservation
Viterbo University students Linnea, Elayna, Abbi, and Liz spent part of their fall semester at the Oglala Indian Reservation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, as part of a study abroad/away opportunity. They conducted wellness checkups and physicals for kids as part of their public health nursing clinicals.
Graphic Artist Turns Talents to Nursing in Return to Viterbo
A tragedy just as he was finishing his degree in graphic design at Viterbo University helped inspire Derek Fuchsberger to go back to school, enrolling in the School of Nursing. That background in design has served him well in h...
Viterbo Students Advocate for Nursing Issues on Capitol Hill
Senior nursing students Julia Klimek and Monica Burt accompanied Viterbo School of Nursing Dean Martha Scheckel to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Deans Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., to attend the A...
Nursing Students Win Reinhart Ethics Competition
The D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership hosted a student ethics video competition this past spring. The competition contributes to the common good by demonstrating how students are advocating for social justice. Viterbo University nursing students Kaitlin Rubinzer, Ashley Breu, and Ciara Hovell produced “The Stigma and Lack of Access to Mental Health Care” and won first place. Other nursing students participated in the competition as well.
The Sky is the Limit for Nursing Graduate Nathan Fleming ’17
When Nathan Fleming was a sophomore in high school, he was hospitalized with a nasty bone infection in his finger. He received excellent care from the staff at the University of Wisconsin Children’s Hospital and went on to make...
Viterbo receives $1.64M grant to address nursing shortage for rural America
Viterbo University was the recipient of a $1.64 million grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services Nursing Workforce Diversity Program.
Nursing Student's Clinical Experience at World-class Research Hospital
May graduate Molly Quinn Johnson completed one of her final clinical experiences this past spring at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit in Memphis.
Students Attend Nursing Policy Summit in D.C.
May graduates of the undergraduate nursing program, Molly Keiser and Sarah Pronschinske accompanied Viterbo School of Nursing Dean Martha Scheckel to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Faculty
Jenny
Hedrick-Erickson
Assistant Dean
Director, Assessment and Program Evaluation
Associate Professor, Nursing
College of Nursing and Health
Megan
Smith
Dean, College of Nursing and Health
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Nursing Program
Associate Professor
School of Nursing