College of Health Professions


Department of Nursing

Nursing is both an art and a science with an evolving body of specialized knowledge derived from nursing research, as well as from the synthesis of knowledge from related disciplines. Nursing, independently or collaboratively, guides and influences the behavior of others in their efforts toward optimizing the health status of individuals, families, groups and communities.

Towson offers a program in professional nursing leading to the Bachelor of Science degree with a major in nursing as well as a Master of Science degree program in nursing.

Nursing student elevating the arm of a patientThe undergraduate nursing curriculum includes courses in the liberal arts, the sciences and nursing. The curriculum, designed for basic and registered nurse students, prepares the graduate to accept responsibility and accountability for the care of clients and families in a variety of health care settings, to function in beginning leadership roles, and to be consumers of and participants in nursing research. Students are also provided with the foundation for graduate study in nursing.

The master's program in nursing prepares graduates to assume key roles in the delivery of health care to individuals and families within a community-based nursing practice. Options are available in Nursing Education, Clinical-Administration Transition or Nursing Practice Clinician.

The nursing program is approved by the Maryland Board of Nursing, and accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. Basic students graduating from the Nursing major are eligible to take the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).


Department of Nursing
Burdick Hall, Room 134 (map)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Phone: 410-704-2067
Fax: 410-704-4325
E-mail: bnecker@towson.edu


Best Jobs 2012 logo and two nursing students


U.S. News & World Report ranks nursing as number 1 of the top 25 jobs of 2012. Read more.




Announcements
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The Spring 2013 Nursing Basic Program Application is now available.

The Community College of Baltimore County and Towson University's Associate-to-Master's nursing program (ATM)

Nursing student Allison Burns comments on new law allowing graduates to remain on parents' health insurance until age 25.

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