Jacksonville University's Online BSN program offers you the opportunity to complete your nursing education online, without ever stepping foot on a college campus.
Vocational Nurse Degrees
Many nursing schools offer you the opportunity to advance your careers in nursing by helping you earn a master's degree in nursing. These programs can offer you quality training for an exciting and rewarding career in the healthcare industry as an LPN or a registered nurse.
The curriculum for most nursing programs is built upon a foundation of biological, physical, and social sciences, and blends a strong academic base in these and other sciences with extensive clinical instruction and hands-on experience. Most non-clinical coursework in a nursing degree program, including exams, are completed in class or online. The course clinical requirements are typically done at university hospitals and clinics or at a medical facility near your home. A master?s degree in nursing will prepare you to become certified as an LPN or licensed registered nurse. With an advanced degree in nursing, you will also be qualified to teach in a variety of academic and practice settings, to provide advanced nursing care to both rural and urban populations, to practice in collaborative and interdisciplinary settings, to assume a position of leadership in the health care system, to contribute to the current and evolving science of nursing, and if you choose to, to continue your study at a doctoral level.
There is a consistently high demand for licensed nurses in the healthcare industry, which opens many doors for employment opportunities in the field of nursing. As a registered nurse, or as a graduate of a nursing program, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and competencies in advanced nursing practices, and will be qualified to seek employment in hospitals, clinics, or other community settings, or go on to continue your education or pursue further nursing certification.
