School of Nursing
The future of nursing is now: aspire to learn, succeed, and lead.
The NAU School of Nursing
We offer challenging and rewarding coursework in multiple learning environments that reflect the standards of professional nursing and prepares you to practice in a variety of healthcare settings and graduate school. You’ll learn to:
- think critically
- work collaboratively
- function interdependently
- plan and implement nursing care in a variety of urban and rural settings for:
- individuals
- families
- groups
- communities
Make a difference
As a registered nurse or nurse practitioner, you’ll make a difference every day. You’ll learn ways to positively impact the lives and health of individuals, families, and communities—at home and abroad.
Explore our degrees
By the numbers
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Best online Nurse Practitioner Program according to Affordable Colleges Online16
Best online Master of Science in Nursing in the nation according to RN to BSN Online ProgramsNews
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Wellness & Physical Activity
Wellness & physical activity Research programs focus on cancer and physical activity, nutrition and obesity and weight management Breathing techniques associated with improved health outcomes. K. Rickard, D.J. Dunn, V. Brouch Nursing Research – Holistic Nursing, Complementary & Alternative Therapies, STTI Virginia Henderson Global Nursing e-Repository. Retrieved from http://www.nursinglibrary.org/vhl/handle/10755/558648 Research is key to improving education, practice and patient outcomes. Our work impacts practice, health outcomes, quality of care and health policy to improve the health of our communities. We provide…
Caregiving & End of Life
Caregiving & end of life The research focuses on managing early dementia, palliative care and end of life issues across the lifespan Well-being of adult daughters who care for their cognitively impaired mothers. D.J. Dunn International Journal of Science Commerce and Humanities, 3 (1), 95-98. The experience of unpaid caregivers of persons diagnosed with early-stage dementia of the Alzheimer’s type: Embracing unpredictability. D.J. Dunn International Journal of Science, Commerce, and Humanities 2 (6), 138-144. Rural caregivers of persons with dementia:…
Cancer Symptom Management
Cancer Symptom Management Research emphasizes cancer-related fatigue and acute, long-term and late effects of cancer A prospective model of care for breast cancer rehabilitation: bone health and arthralgias. KM Winters‐Stone, AL Schwartz, SC Hayes, CJ Fabian, KL Campbell Cancer 118 (S8), 2288-99 Randomized trial of exercise and an online recovery tool to improve rehabilitation outcomes of cancer survivors AL Schwartz, M Biddle-Newberry, HD de Heer The Physician and sports medicine 43 (2), 143-149 Measurement of fatigue: determining minimally important clinical…
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