Nursing (Associate of Science)

In congruence with Concorde's general mission statement, the goal of the Nursing program is to equip students for successful employment in the field of nursing through high caliber training with practical, real world experiences along with student centered support.

The purpose of the Concorde Jacksonville Associate of Science in Nursing program is to:

• Provide a learning environment that will led to successful completion of program objectives
• Prepare a responsible and accountable professional nurse who uses critical thinking while providing competent, safe, client/patient care.
• Prepare the graduate to provide nursing care in a variety of settings.
• Prepare the graduate to value personal and professional growth as lifelong learners.
• Prepare the graduate to successfully pass the NCLEX-RN^® examination on first attempt and become gainfully employed. 

• Provide safe, compassionate, culturally competent, patient-centered, quality care in a variety of settings for patients across the lifespan in response to their changing health needs.
• Examine the evidence that underlies clinical nursing practice to challenge the status quo, question underlying assumptions, and offer new insights to improve the quality of care for patients, families, and communities.
• Use the nursing process to make judgments in practice, substantiated with evidence, that integrate nursing science in the provision of safe, quality care and promote the health of patients within a family and community context.
• Demonstrate excellence using evidence-based practice in integrity, responsibility, professional identity, and ethical decision making in the role of the nurse while advocating for patients, families, colleagues, community, and self.
• Utilize information technology, professional standards, and professional communication to emerge as leaders in inter-professional collaboration in the provision of safe, quality, care for patients and families. 

The Nursing program is delivered in a blended format. Some courses will be delivered entirely online, entirely on-ground or with an appropriate blend of both online and on-ground hours in the same course. The campus may have the option to deliver general education courses either online or on-ground depending on local need and availability. 

All nursing students, as a requirement for graduation, must complete in-person hands-on clinical hours. Concorde's clinical coordinator will help secure the necessary site hours for students.