Educational Outreach Ruth F. Craven Nurse professionals are members of interdisciplinary teams in clinics, hospitals, and community settings, and work with people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and lifestyles to help them achieve the highest level of wellness possible. Nurse practitioners fill critical health care needs in both urban and rural settings for portions of the population who have not received adequate health care. Nurse scientists conduct important research about a variety of health problems and how best to promote health, prevent disease, and care for people who are ill.
Nurses also teach in schools of nursing, in colleges and universities through the world.
The School of Nursing offers programs leading to baccalaureate, master's, and doctoral degrees. The School of Nursing prepares its graduates to function as generalists in professional nursing practice and to collaborate with other health-care providers. The six-quarter undergraduate curriculum emphasizes theory and clinical practice to ensure critical thinking, human caring, and clinical expertise. Clinical experiences are provided in institutional and community settings for preventive and acute care. Completion of the curriculum leads to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree and eligibility to take the licensure examination to become a registered nurse.