Nursing courses include clinical experience. Care is given in partnership with both well and ill clients and with clients as individuals, families and communities. Students are helped to view themselves as leaders and as colleagues with other health professionals in improving health care. The program incorporates a variety of teaching methods including modules for individual study. Student responsibility for learning is emphasized.
Students are responsible for providing their own transportation for all clinical experiences.
Car pools are encouraged. The nursing program prepares practitioners for a variety of settings and provides the basic education needed for specialization and graduate study. The program is accredited by the Virginia State Board of Nursing and the National League for Nursing. Upon graduation, individuals are eligible to sit for the State Board examination for licensure as registered nurses. Any student admitted to the university may enroll in the nursing major.