Rhode Island Nursing Education Center

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The Rhode Island Nursing Education Center (RINEC) provides graduate and undergraduate nursing students with access to 133,000 square feet of advanced laboratory, classroom and office space in downtown Providence.

The Rhode Island Nursing Education Center (RINEC) provides graduate and undergraduate nursing students with access to 133,000 square feet of advanced laboratory, classroom and office space in downtown Providence.

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combines the most state of the art classrooms with rigorous experiential learning, placing Rhode Island and Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ's Zvart Onanian School of Nursing students at the forefront of the nation in nursing education.

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Benefiting All Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Nursing Students

Our degree-granting graduate nursing programs, MSN and DNP, are housed entirely at RINEC. Students in these programs benefit from this technologically advanced learning space while also having complete access to all amenities offered on Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ's main campus. Our undergraduate nursing students begin their nursing programs on Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ's campus, in the Zvart Onanian School of Nursing, and then start taking classes at RINEC in their junior year. 

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Nursing Simulation Program

RINEC's nursing simulation suite provides students the opportunity to experience and respond to lifelike simulated medical situations. Students work with mannequins, computer simulations, and actors to safely practice and perfect their nursing skills in Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ's accredited Nursing Simulation Program.

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Rhode Island Nursing Education Center

Rhode Island Nursing Education Center (RINEC) is a Providence-based facility for baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral level nursing instruction for Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ's Zvart Onanian School of Nursing and URI's College of Nursing.