Registered Nurses are leaders in health care and work collaboratively with allied health care providers. They are in high demand as vital members of the interdisciplinary health care team. They practice in multiple and diverse environments that require the management of an array of complex patient care levels of acuity. Registered Nurses are crucial to the health care arena since their role as patient advocate and manager of patient care has become crucial to positive patient outcomes.
The Nursing (BSN) degree at Appalachian State University prepares students for this exciting career field, which offers great flexibility regarding hours, work settings and patient populations.
Appalachian's BSN program provides a generalist degree that exposes students to professional nursing practice in areas such as pediatrics, women's health, adult health, community health and mental health. The curriculum builds upon the study of arts, humanities, mathematics, and the natural and social sciences. Graduates are prepared to provide holistic care through application of evidence-based findings to individuals, families and communities.