Jean K. Brown
Dean and Professor

David J. Lang
Director of Student Affairs

Kathy Lucke
Director of Undergraduate Studies

Alisha Taggart-Powell
Senior Academic Advisor

Kristie L. Kaminski
ABS Academic Advisor

Kathleen T. Lucke
Associate Dean

The programs leading to the bachelor's of science (BS) in nursing prepare students to become professional registered nurses (RN), working in a variety of healthcare settings, meeting the diverse needs of individuals and families across the life span and among all community groups. They are designed for individuals who feel challenged by the complex and ever-changing health needs of society, and who desire to respond to these needs.

The curricula is community-based, initially emphasizing primary health care, which includes health promotion, risk reduction, and disease prevention; subsequently, emphasizing the care of those with chronic as well as acute and complex illnesses. Upper-division courses focus on the knowledge and skills required to provide comprehensive nursing care in various clinical practice settings: professionalism and professional values, basic organizational and systems leadership for patient safety and quality care, scholarship for evidence-based practice, application of patient care technology and information management, health care policy, finance and regulatory environments, and inter-professional communication and collaboration for improving patient health outcomes.

Graduates of these baccalaureate programs base their practice on theories, critical-thinking, and research findings from nursing science as well as other disciplines, such as biological and behavioral sciences.