Welcome to the School of Nursing

Points of Pride

✔ Boise State University School of Nursing is CCNE accredited and an experienced provider of nursing education.

✔ The accredited state-of-the-art simulation center at Boise State enables students to acquire and practice clinical nursing skills in a safe, controlled environment.

✔ Our faculty are supportive teachers who are passionate about nursing. The nursing program has an exceptional 8:1 faculty/student ratio in our undergraduate clinical courses.

✔ The School of Nursing has strong partnerships with local health care facilities that expand clinical experience opportunities and provide key introductions to potential employers.

✔ We offer dual enrollment for associate degree nursing students looking to get a head start on their bachelor’s degree

Angela Phillips joined the School of Nursing in 2020 as a clinical adjunct professor. She became full-time faculty in July of 2021, then the program director for the undergraduate Pre-Licensure program in October of 2021. She earned her master’s of science in nursing in 2019 from Northwest Nazarene University, where she studied nurse retention in rural healthcare systems by improving nurse autonomy and empowerment by implementing a shared nurse governance council. “My passion and love for rural nursing and the need to retain good nurses in these high-demand areas contributed to my research and interest in this topic.” Says Phillips. 

Phillips is an active member of several professional organizations including Nurse Leaders of Idaho, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, the Idaho Nurses Association, and the American Nurses Association. She is a skilled leader in clinical and educational environments, bringing with her experience in organizational and transformational leadership. 

In her spare time, Angie and her family manage their u-pick orchard in Emmett, Idaho, where they grow peaches, cherries, apples, and berries. She also loves to get cozy at home with a good book and cup of tea, and sometimes their dog, Bodie, or their cat, Squeakers, will join her!