Word is spreading regarding National University’s Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) degree program in Nevada, according to Lara Carver, Ph.D., RN., Assistant Professor in the School of Health and Human Services and Director of the Nevada Nursing Program.
The 15-month Nevada program was approved in November 2006. The first cohort of eight students started last July and will be graduating this coming October.
A second cohort of 13 students started in February, and a third cohort of 24 has already begun coursework this summer, as Nevada seeks to address a critical nursing shortage across the state.
“Those who graduate with the ASN degree are eligible to take the test for national licensure,” says Carver. “We are opening up a door to the profession where it is needed most. One of our nursing students recently told me that National University is making her dreams come true.”
