PURPOSE OF THE PROGRAM

The purpose of the AUHS SON Graduate Program is to prepare baccalaureate prepared nurses for graduate education, and advanced practice nursing and assume leadership roles in their chosen specialization. The purpose of the Advanced Practice Registered Nursing (APRN) is to prepare competent advance practice nurses who will promote preventive patient care through scholarship and inter professional practice in the delivery of care across the lifespan. Consistent with this purpose is the focused-on delivery of individualized, culturally relevant, and appropriate health care that meets the needs of each client from multiple and divergent healthcare settings.