About the Degree:
Typically, nurses are considered the backbone of the healthcare industry. They are the first and the last to interact with patients and their families — their people skills have to be just as important as their knowledge of nursing science. As our population ages, as the Baby Boomers grow closer to retirement, the need for qualified and compassionate nurses is going to be great. This is why obtaining a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is so important. And according to the U.S. Labor Department, employment for Registered Nurses is extremely favorable, with a 26 percent growth rate anticipated between now and 2020.
What Can I Do With This Major?
Your Future with Our Nursing Degree
Nursing is a professional career path that brings care and healing to millions of people and their families. The field of nursing and Registered Nurses has an excellent job outlook, making it one of the most recession-proof industries in the country. Current job projections indicate a 7% growth in nursing nationally up to the year 2029. There are many reasons for this projected growth including the gaining population, the emphasis on healthier lifestyles, and the projected retirement of more than one million nurses.
If you thinking if nursing is a career path for you, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us in the nursing department!
What You’ll Learn:
- Demonstrate leadership principles through client-centered care, teamwork, and collaboration.
- Differentiate professional implications (behaviors, standards, regulations) with respect to safe, ethical, quality, and evidence-based care.
- Provide inclusive holistic nursing care to promote health and prevent disease in all populations.
- Demonstrate adaptability by anticipating and responding to client needs to manage care in a variety of clinical situations.
- Apply evidence-based practice in the delivery of quality, client-centered care.
- Integrate a variety of technology and information technology to communicate, manage, and support clinical decision-making.
- Prioritize clinical actions by noticing, interpreting, responding, & reflecting on clinical findings.
This Degree is Great for You if:
Want a great career working in a hospital, health clinic, outpatient center or other facility.
You're interested in a plethora of nursing fields, everything from pediatrics, critical care, and more.
You're looking to a future role as a nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, a clinical specialist, nurse administrator or nurse educator.
Degree Options
Nursing, BS Nursing, RN TO BSN
Accreditations and Memberships:
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN)
Missouri State Board of Nursing
American Association of Colleges of Nursing
National League for Nursing (NLN)
Southwest Missouri Nursing Education Consortium
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)
American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U)
Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)