RWJBarnabas Health School of Nursing has opened its second location in Oceanport as well as welcoming its first class of 53 students.
The state-of-the-art facility adds to the system’s longstanding Elizabeth-based nursing school, expanding to the southern part of the state by allowing the system to proactively address the nursing shortage by educating more nursing students.
The new expanded Oceanport site is located at 283 Sherrill Avenue, in Squier Hall on the old Fort Monmouth. It features advanced technology, experienced faculty, and hands-on training opportunities. The location also serves as the home for The Institute for Nursing Excellence at RWJBarnabas Health.
RWJBarnabas President Mark Manigan spoke on the growth.
“Let me be clear, without our 11,000 nurses, there would be no RWJBarnabas Health,” he said. “Our investment in nursing merely starts with the School of Nursing, but it does not end there. Through our Institute for Nursing Excellence and our Center for Professional Development, we provide support and training opportunities for the growth of our nurses throughout their entire career.”
The RWJBarnabas Health School of Nursing offers Generic Registered Nurse and Cooperative Nursing programs at both Elizabeth and Oceanport locations through a partnership with UCNJ. The Cooperative Nursing program includes the ACEN accredited diploma program and the Cooperative program with UCNJ. The LPN to RN program for licensed practical nurses who want to advance their profession will continue to be available to students in Elizabeth.
Originally founded in 1891 as the Elizabeth General Training School, the RWJBarnabas Health Trinitas School of Nursing was officially renamed The RWJBarnabas Health School of Nursing in March and will continue to provide classes and training at its northern location on the Union College of Union County, N.J. (UCNJ) campus in Elizabeth.
