An ability to delegate care and work in an interdisciplinary team is integral to this approach. Undergraduate nursing education at the University of Central Florida is built upon a solid foundation of general education requirements that includes course work in the foundational knowledge areas of communication, culture and history, mathematics, behavioral, natural, and social sciences. Courses and laboratory experiences in the major reflect a community-oriented approach which are applied across the continuum of care and throughout the lifespan. The curriculum and progression of learning experiences prepare the graduate to meet health promotion, restoration and rehabilitative needs of clients. The graduate program of the School of Nursing provides a solid base for advanced practice, leadership in health care, and progression to doctoral studies.
Nurses completing the graduate program are eligible to sit for national certification examinations.
Graduates who complete practitioner programs are eligible to apply for state licensure as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner. Increasing access to advanced practice preparation is supported by the program development activities of the faculty within and beyond the master's program. Advanced practice preparation at the graduate level prepares nurses for increasing responsibility for the provision of health care services and for service as a change agent in the health care system. Advanced practice nurses prepared as nurse practitioners who are able to plan, design, and implement systems of nursing care that address the health care needs of a wide range of clients across the lifespan. With nursing leadership and management preparation at the graduate level, nurses are prepared to manage and administer the nursing systems that address the health care needs of diverse client populations.