Nursing - A Message from the Chair
Welcome to the Department of Nursing. If you are thinking about a career in nursing, now is a great time to enter the profession. There are new and exciting career opportunities in professional nursing. The need for RNs is climbing in acute, primary and preventive care settings - with an increased demand for RNs to continue to rise through the year 2010.
Nursing is a flexible career with many different specialties for practice. This program prepares you for professional nursing practice. At the end of four years of study you will earn a bachelor's of science in nursing (B.S.N.), and then you are eligible to sit for the RN licensure exam.
The graduates of this program enter nursing practice initially. Many continue their formal education with most entering graduate schools in nursing to become nurse practitioners, teachers in nursing programs or staff development, or nursing administrators. All graduates keep up-to-date in their specialties with continuing education. There will be continued high demand for nurses in all specialties as well as the need for more nursing teachers, researchers, and administrators. This program gives the graduate an outstanding foundation for the future. It has prepared many of today's and tomorrow's nursing leaders.
Consider your goals. The nursing profession offers great flexibility. Opportunities exist in many specialties such as medical/surgical, ICU, pediatrics, obstetrics, emergency room, occupational health, home health, research, psychiatric, nurse administration, and military service.
I welcome your questions and inquiries regarding our nursing program.
Jean M. Samii, Ph.D., RN
Chairperson
Department of Nursing