BECOME A REGISTERED NURSE | PROFESSIONAL NURSING PROGRAM A.S.

When you become a nurse, you choose to change lives, including your own. In our professional nursing program, you’ll develop the skills you need for a career in caregiving. Our nursing program will allow you to take charge of your future and practice in a safe, supportive, and stimulating environment. The ASN program is designed to help registered nurses (RN) improve their skills through didactic and clinical experiences that prepare them for various roles in nursing practice.

What Do You Learn In Nursing School?

Before starting to work as a registered nurse, reviewing some of the core concepts, you will need to know to provide safe and effective patient care is wise. These include anatomy and physiology, nutrition and diet, microbiology and nursing pharmacology, and learning how drugs work in the body.

Once you have a firm understanding of these concepts, you can focus on developing the practical skills necessary to become a nurse. You will spend time learning standard procedures like central line placement or intravenous medications that can be practiced on mannequins and actual patients.  You’ll learn to use state-of-the-art equipment such as ventilators and other medical devices as a nurse. You’ll also learn how to treat patients who are experiencing extreme pain and how to handle a variety of situations that could arise in the workplace.