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Nursing

Arkansas Tech University

Bachelor's DegreeCIP: 51.3801

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The below 37 hours of Nursing course credit will be awarded at the completion of the last semester of all course work. Code Title Hours NUR 2023 Introduction to Professional Nursing

Credits

53 credits

Dates

Since Jan 1985

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Program Details

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Russellville, Arkansas

    Administration Bldg 200, 1509 N Boulder Ave, Russellville, Arkansas, 72801-2222

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 29-1141.04

Skills

SpeakingReading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingJudgment and Decision MakingService OrientationMonitoringSocial PerceptivenessActive ListeningActive LearningComplex Problem SolvingWritingCoordinationInstructingLearning Strategies

Knowledge

Medicine and DentistryEnglish LanguagePsychologyBiologyEducation and TrainingCustomer and Personal ServiceTherapy and CounselingAdministrative

Abilities

Oral ComprehensionOral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionWritten ExpressionProblem SensitivityDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningSpeech ClaritySpeech RecognitionInformation OrderingNear Vision

Tasks

  • Provide specialized direct and indirect care to inpatients and outpatients within a designated speci
  • Collaborate with other health care professionals and service providers to ensure optimal patient car
  • Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or confe
  • Develop and evaluate work processes based on evidence-based standards.
  • Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs.
  • Monitor patients for changes in status and indications of conditions such as sepsis or shock and ins
  • Administer medications intravenously, by injection, orally, through gastric tubes, or by other metho
  • Assess patients' mental and physical status, based on the presenting symptoms and complaints.
  • Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions.
  • Document patients' medical and psychological histories, physical assessment results, diagnoses, trea
  • Mentor nursing students.
  • Discuss illnesses and treatments with patients and family members.
  • Diagnose acute or chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-
  • Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), advanced cardiac lif
  • Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
  • Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.
  • Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
  • Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.

Technology

Medical softwareOffice suite softwareData base user interface and query softwareElectronic mail softwareSpreadsheet softwareInformation retrieval or search softwarePresentation softwareCloud-based data access and sharing softwareDocument management softwareBusiness intelligence and data analysis softwareCategorization or classification softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing software

Tools

Alligator forcepsAngiocathsApnea monitorsArterial blood gas testing equipmentArterial line cathetersAutomated external defibrillators AEDAutomated medicine dispensing equipmentAutotransfusion systemsBackboardsBedpansBilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilatorsBlood drawing syringesBlood glucometersBlood pressure monitorsBreast pumpsBed scalesBlood warming equipmentBulb syringesBinocular light compound microscopesBlood pressure cuffsCathetersElectrocardiogramHandheld thermometersHypodermic needlesIntravenous IV pumpsLaser facsimile machinesMechanical restraintsMechanical stethoscopesMedication administration systemsNebulizers

Work Values

SupportAchievementRelationshipsWorking ConditionsRecognitionIndependence
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Clinical Nurse Specialists29-1141.04
  • Critical Care Nurses29-1141.03
  • Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurses29-1141.02
  • Acute Care Nurses29-1141.01
  • Registered Nurses29-1141.00
  • Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary25-1072.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Advanced specialty care delivery — autonomously provide comprehensive direct and indirect nursing care to complex inpatients and outpatients across the full scope of an assigned specialty, including non-routine and high-acuity cases.
  • Interprofessional care leadership — lead collaborative problem-solving with multidisciplinary teams across inpatient, outpatient, and transitional settings to optimize individualized patient outcomes.
  • Evidence synthesis and application — critically appraise emerging research, clinical guidelines, and expert consensus to drive evidence-based changes in specialty nursing practice.
  • Practice standard development — independently develop, pilot, and evaluate specialty-specific nursing practice standards, integrating patient safety data and clinical outcome metrics.
  • Policy development and governance — author and finalize departmental policies, procedures, and patient care standards grounded in evidence-based guidelines and regulatory requirements for a specialty unit.
  • Advanced staff development — design competency frameworks and clinical learning experiences for nursing staff, coaching individuals through assessment, intervention planning, and reflective evaluation cycles.
  • Organizational systems evaluation — conduct comprehensive audits of nursing systems and workflows, identify root causes of quality gaps, and recommend structural improvements to unit leadership.
  • Judgment in ambiguous situations — apply deductive and inductive clinical reasoning to navigate ethically complex or diagnostically uncertain patient scenarios without supervisory input.
  • Consultation and persuasion — serve as a recognized specialty resource, influencing clinical decision-making by effectively communicating evidence and rationale to physicians, administrators, and payers.
  • Professional knowledge leadership — present original clinical analyses at professional conferences, contribute to specialty journals, and mentor peers in sustained engagement with nursing science.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
29%
Placement Rate
74%