• 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.
    • Appalachian?s nursing program offers a broad, in-depth curriculum built on the study of arts, humanities, mathematics, natural and social sciences, and standards for professional nursing practice. Graduates serve their community by applying research and principles of education in their practice of nursing.
    • Students benefit from a comprehensive nursing skills lab and simulation where learning experiences strengthen their skill in working with patients.
    • The Nursing program actively seeks to advance students? cultural, intellectual, educational and personal development in order to prepare them for professional practice as Registered Nurses.