Nursing - AS
Why study nursing at Pitt-Bradford?
You’ll received a personalized education in small, in-person classes to help you build strong relationships with your professors. You’ll have diverse clinical experiences. You'll also receive expertise from regional partners and guidance from your clinical instructor to help you safely care for patients. Throughout the program, you’ll receive preparation for the NCLEX-RN, including test plans, practice exams, and NCLEX-style questions throughout the curriculum, so you’re ready to take the exam. Most graduates do well on the NCLEX-RN and often get job offers before finishing the program. After becoming licensed RNs, you can easily continue to the BSN degree.
What will I learn?
You’ll learn the skills you’ll need to competently and compassionately care for people of all ages. In class, you’ll learn nursing theories and skills, from basic human needs to more complex nursing practices. Each of your courses will have a clinical component in acute care and in the community so you gain the skills to be confident and successful in a basic clinical setting.
What can I do with a degree in nursing?
Once you earn your nursing degree, you'll be ready to take the national exam to become a licensed registered nurse. With your RN license you will be ready for one of the many exciting jobs in the nursing profession. You can work in a hospital or any health care setting. Many nurses continue their education earning advanced practice degrees such as certified registered nurse practitioner, certified nurse anesthetist, certified nurse educator, or doctor of nursing practice.
Some nursing employers include hospitals, physician offices, home health care agencies, nursing home and rehabilitation facilities, governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations and traveling nurse organizations.
Approval and Accreditation
The Associate of Science in Nursing degree program at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford is approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and accredited by ACEN – the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (formerly NLNAC).
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN).
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The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Associate of Science in Nursing program is Continuing Accreditation.
Please see the public information shared by the ACEN about this program.