Associate Degree in Nursing

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Be in-demand in the largest healthcare occupation

Are you looking for a career with strong prospects? Registered Nursing is the largest occupation in healthcare, and Florida is expected to need over 50,000 new nurses by 2025¹. Registered Nurses enjoy some of the highest wages in the healthcare industry², and they can feel good about their work because they help people every day. The work is challenging, but with the right education you can be ready to rise to the occasion in this rewarding field.

Get started with an Associate Degree in Nursing in less than two years

UMA offers an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) that prepares students to practice professional nursing. In less than two years, students are given the knowledge, clinical skills, nursing values and experience necessary for an entry-level position with as associate degree in the healthcare field.

At UMA, nursing students learn to:

• Assess patients’ health and plan appropriate care
• Make effective clinical decisions that ensure safe and accurate treatment
• Implement prescribed regimens to help patients manage their health
• Teach patients how to make informed health decisions
• Communicate effectively with patients and other healthcare professionals
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals to find the right solution for each patient
• Provide care in a way that protects patients’ dignity and honors cultural and religious needs
• Demonstrate professional behavior in all aspects of nursing practice

Throughout the program, students participate in several clinical rotations at hospitals and other healthcare facilities, where they have an opportunity to practice the skills they learn in the classroom and lab. Rotations include areas such as medical-surgical, obstetrics /pediatrics, psychiatry, and community nursing. This hands-on experience with real patients and experienced healthcare professionals helps students develop their skills and prepares them to enter the work force.

Licensing and Job Placement

Graduates of the Nursing program are prepared to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN), which is required to work in the field. Upon becoming licensed, graduates will be prepared to work in hospitals, doctors’ offices, residential care facilities, home healthcare services and other healthcare settings. In the weeks leading up to graduation UMA will provide exam preparation and students will meet with the Career Services department to find potential job opportunities that meet their needs and goals.

Get your nursing career started with an Associate Degree in Nursing from Ultimate Medical Academy. Contact UMA today to learn about entrance requirements and the application process!

1 http://www.flcenterfornursing.org/files/2010_Shortage_Forecast.pdf
2 http://www.bls.gov/oco/cg/cgs035.htm

To assist potential students in making an informed decision to attend UMA, the chart below provides information for this program which prepares students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation. The information is based on historical data for the identified period. Students, potential students or their families should not rely on these rates as an implicit or explicit representation or promise of future outcomes. UMA cannot and does not guarantee or estimate the likelihood of on-time completion, graduation, or employment for any student. Definitions and additional explanation of the data is available at this link.

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