S.J. Smeeding, C. Squire, J. Steele, K. Swanson, G. Tufts, W. Whitney, S. Wiegand. B. Clayton, V. Collins, L.J. Goe, M.A. Johnson, C. Mainwaring, D. Meservy, A. Voda, J. Wolfer. Undergraduate Program Degree. The University of Utah College of Nursing is nationally recognized for its baccalaureate and graduate programs as well as its continuing education offerings. All of the College of Nursing programs are designed to enable students to discover many new dimensions about changing health needs of people and provide the appropriate educational base with a blend of the social and biological sciences, the humanities, and professional courses, all of which help the nurse function as a member of our society as a liberally educated person and professional.
Nurses work autonomously and utilize decision making skills regularly.
Upon completion of the program requirements and after licensure, the graduate is qualified to enter the health field as a professional nurse who can provide direct care to patients, manage care of individuals and groups of clients, provide health teaching and counseling, and serve as a member of a collaborative health care team. The baccalaureate curriculum provides learning experiences in physiological, parent-child, community, home health, and psychosocial nursing. Students receive supervised clinical learning experiences with clients in a variety of settings approximately 12-24 hours per week. Exposure to nursing research, service-learning, and leadership experiences in nursing care management activities are offered throughout the program. The College of Nursing offers registered nurses the opportunity to continue their education at the University of Utah.