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Nursing Division

Director: Nancy Didona, Ed.D.
Phone: (845) 848-6051
Email: Nancy.Didona@dc.edu 

About the Division 

The demand for qualified nurses is more acute today than ever before, and Dominican College’s highly acclaimed Nursing Division rises to the occasion with outstanding opportunities for those who aspire to this challenging professional work. With expert clinical faculty and a myriad of clinical sites, Dominican College prepares graduates to fill roles as registered nurses poised to meet the unique health care challenges of the 21st century. 

The division offers four undergraduate nursing programs, which:

  • will prepare you for employment in many health care institutions, such as community health settings, long-term care agencies, and acute care facilities
  • are staffed by credentialed experts with advanced nursing degrees
  • prepare graduates to take the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) (Traditional and ABSN students only)   
  • stimulate the desire for life-long learning, providing a solid foundation for nursing education at the graduate level
  • routinely produce highly accomplished alumni who rise to leadership positions in their areas of specialty; complete doctoral degrees; and publish articles in prominent journals
  • are recognized by the Kaplen Foundation with an award of a four-year full tuition, room and board scholarship to one outstanding freshman nursing student every year (Traditional students only). 

The Nursing Program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (C.C.N.E.) of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. CCNE, One Dupont Circle N.W., Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036-1120

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Faculty 

  • Clerkin, Virginia, Instructor of Nursing (2008)
    BSN, Ramapo College
    MSN, University of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing 
  • Cohen, Joyce, Assistant Professor of Nursing (1979)
    B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University
    M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University
    Added Graduate Study, Teachers College, Columbia University
    C.S., Certified as Clinical Specialist in Community Health Nursing, American Nurses Association
    APRN 
  • Creegan, Maureen, Professor of Nursing (1979)
    Diploma, Bellevue Hospital School of Nursing
    B.S.N., Dominican College
    M.A., Teachers College, Columbia University
    M.Ed., Teachers College, Columbia University
    Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University 
  • DeLorenzo, Margaret, Instructor of Nursing (2007)
    BSN, Dominican College
    MSN, University of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Nursing 
  • DeSimone, Barbara B., Professor of Nursing (1987)
    B.S.N., Georgetown University
    M.A., New York University
    M.Ed., Teachers College, Columbia University
    Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
    C., Certified in Medical-Surgical Nursing, American Nurses Association 
  • DiDona, Nancy, Associate Professor of Nursing (1995)
    B.S.N., Pace University
    M.S., C.N.S., College of New Rochelle
    M.Ed., Teachers College, Columbia University
    Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University 
  • Furlong, Mary Patricia, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2006)
    B.S., College of Mt. St. Vincent
    M.A., New York University
    Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ACNP), Post graduate certificate, New York University 
  • Gray, Lilyan J., Instructor in Nursing (1982)
    B.S.N., Dominican College
    M.S., Pace University 
  • Henderson, Lori, Instructor in Nursing (2005)
    B.S.N., University of Texas, El Paso
    M.S., Columbia University
    Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) 
  • Humbach, Eva, Assistant Professor of Nursing and Director, College Health Center (2001)
    B.A., Western College for Women
    M.S., Pace University
    APRN-BC, FNP 
  • Lowe-Holt, Denise, Assistant Professor of Nursing (1993)
    B.S.N., Hunter College
    M.A., New York University 
  • Raymon, Gail, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2006)
    B.A., California State University, Hayward
    B.S., University of Missouri, Columbia
    M.S., University of California, San Francisco 
  • Stanley, Ellen, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2001)
    B.S., Fairleigh Dickinson University
    B.S.N., Saint Peter’s College
    M.S.N., Rutgers University 
  • Walsh, Patricia C., Assistant Professor of Nursing (1994)
    B.S., State University of New York (Downstate Medical Center)
    M.A., New York University
    Added Doctoral Study, New York University
    APRN –BC, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, American Nurses Association
    C.N.A. A., Nursing Administration, Advanced, American Nurses Association
    C., Community Health Nursing, American Nurses Association 
  • Weissman, Lynne, Assistant Professor of Nursing and Coordinator, Graduate Family Nurse Practitioner Program (1999)
    Diploma, Englewood Hospital School of Nursing
    B.S.N., Dominican College
    M.S., Columbia University
    P.N.P.- C., Certified in Pediatrics, National Certification Board of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and Nurses
    DNP (candidate) Columbia University 
  • Wolinsky, Vita, Assistant Professor of Nursing (2004)
    B.S., Cornell University
    B.S.N., New York University
    M.A., New York University
    Added Doctoral Study, Fordham University
    APRN-BC Clinical Specialist, Board Certified, Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, American Nurses Association. Credentialing Center.