SNAH Experiential Learning and Clinical Sites

Clinical Experiences for Undergraduate Nursing Students

Experiential learning is an essential component of the education of healthcare students. Entry-Level nursing students are assigned to go to various clinical agencies and clinical laboratories to complete their experiential learning activities each semester. These experiences will vary based on each specialty course.

Clinical sites and clinical laboratory facilities are selected for use based on their ability to provide appropriate educational opportunities. Students are expected to arrange their own transportation to these sites and must comply with the parking regulations of each agency. These sites are located throughout the region and may require commuting up to 40 miles from campus. In addition, our students develop their skills in our clinical labs at Dickinson Hall (FDU Metro Campus, Teaneck) and at Park Avenue Plaza (230 Park Avenue, Florham Park).

Our clinical affiliations include the following agencies, among many others:

  • Atlantic Health System
  • RWJ Barnabas Health
  • Broadway House
  • CareOne
  • Children’s Specialized Hospital
  • Cheshire Home
  • East Orange General Hospital
  • Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
  • Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital
  • Hackensack Meridian Health
  • Hoboken University Medical Center (CarePoint Health)
  • Villa Marie Claire
  • Hunterdon Healthcare
  • Kessler Institute of Rehabilitation
  • Kindred Rehabilitation Services
  • RWJ University Hospital Somerset
  • St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
  • St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital
  • The Valley Hospital
  • Veterans Affairs (VA) New Jersey Health Care
  • Visiting Health Services of New Jersey
  • Visiting Nurse Association of Northern New Jersey

Current clinical affiliation agreements can be confirmed with our Administrator for Clinical Affairs and Community Outreach.

Clinical Sites for Advanced-Level Nursing Students

Advanced practice nursing (i.e., nurse practitioner) students participate in planned clinical practice experiences that afford students the opportunity to develop professional competencies and to integrate new knowledge in practice settings that are aligned with their educational preparation. Preceptors (including nurse practitioners and physicians) support students in a broad range of settings (e.g., private offices, healthcare clinics, acute/subacute care institutions) to ensure that students will develop skills to function as members of interprofessional teams.

MSN students can choose from sites that are in our large portfolio of clinical affiliation agreements or can identify alternate clinical sites and preceptors in collaboration with faculty, who are responsible for evaluating overall student performance in clinical practice experiences.

MSN and DNP students who work in a healthcare facility that has a clinical affiliation agreement with FDU are eligible to receive a tuition discount (see Nursing Programs). MSN and DNP students who are interested in establishing a clinical affiliation agreement between FDU and a healthcare facility (to either obtain the tuition discount or as a clinical site) can contact the School of Nursing and Allied Health and discuss their interest with the Administrator for Clinical Affairs and Community Outreach.

Clinical Sites for Undergraduate and Graduate Allied Health Students

The School of Nursing and Allied Health has affiliations with several approved allied health programs including programs at:

  • Jersey Shore Medical Center, Neptune, New Jersey
  • Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, New Jersey
  • Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey
  • The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ), School of Health- Related Programs
  • Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, New Jersey
  • Rutgers University