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Read full review“The classes are very content heavy but when I understand the concepts I feel accomplished”
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Demanding
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Curriculum and careers
Nursing is a healthcare-focused major that prepares students to provide patient care, support, and education in various medical settings. Students learn about human anatomy, patient assessment, medical ethics, and healthcare practices to become competent and compassionate caregivers.
Core course themes
Human Anatomy and Physiology
This course covers the structure and function of the human body, providing foundational knowledge for understanding health and disease.
Nursing Fundamentals
Students learn basic nursing skills and concepts, including patient care techniques and the nursing process.
Pharmacology for Nurses
An overview of drug classifications, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics, emphasizing safe medication administration.
Medical-Surgical Nursing
Focuses on providing care for adult patients with medical and surgical health issues, integrating theory and practice.
Pediatric Nursing
Explores nursing care for children, covering growth and development, family-centered care, and common pediatric conditions.
Mental Health Nursing
Examines principles of psychiatric nursing, including therapeutic communication, patient assessment, and mental health disorders.
Common roles
- Registered Nurse
- Nurse Practitioner
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Nurse Educator
- Public Health Nurse
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Student reviews
Difficulty & workloadPositive
Nursing has challenging courses and requires extensive time management in order to balance long back-to-back clinical rotations and simulation lab days. The content requires a lot of critical thinking and memorization. However, every day is an opportunity to learn something new, which makes life exciting and gives me fulfillment, especially when it comes to patient care/improving the healthcare experience for patients.
Courses & teachingPositive
Neuroscience is a lot more quantitative and about the research presented in the field. While nursing is based more on patient care, and dealing directly with your demographic holistically. However, both majors require the main core science prerequisites allowing for students to think critically about the phemeneon that are fundamental in the study of the brain and in the assessment of the body.
Switched from Neuroscience
Difficulty & workloadMixed
Which parts of Nursing have been challenging but rewarding?
The classes are very content heavy but when I understand the concepts I feel accomplished
- Interested in Healthcare
- Planning a master’s
Advice & things to knowMixed
I wish id been less stressed and learned more time management skills before coming in.
- Interested in Healthcare
- Planning a master’s
Enjoyment & fitPositive
So nursing and pre - med are different cause one is on the nursing track and the other belongs to the pre - med track. However both are pre health so I just believed nursing fit me better.
Switched from Biology(Biological Sciences)
Difficulty & workloadMixed
it is a very academically rigorous major, so i feel like some days i am studying a lot more than my friends
- Interested in Healthcare
- Planning a PhD
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