Nursing Program

The nursing program at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center prepares students for careers in hospitals, convalescent centers, clinics, home care, and physician's offices. The program focuses on knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for the sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Program courses include: administration of medication and treatments, assisting and physician during treatments and examinations, referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. Get more details below including other Oklahoma colleges that offer nursing program.

The Nursing program at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. ? May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission since 1974.

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University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

2501 E Memorial Rd, Edmond, OK

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) strives to educate and create highly qualified health service practitioners, educators, and research scientists through research and creative activities for the advancement of knowledge. Located within walking distance from the State Capitol in Oklahoma City, the campus houses:

• College of Medicine
• College of Pharmacy
• College of Allied Health
• College of Dentistry
• College of Nursing
• College of Public Health
• Graduate College

OUHSC has more than 800 full-time faculty and 2,400 staff members. Approximately 4,000 students are enrolled in more than 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Research, training grants, and contracts, as well as various sponsored activities have totaled more than $120 million in a single year.

Faculty and students utilize clinical, laboratory, and teaching facilities in the OU Medical Center, University Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Oklahoma, Presbyterian Hospital, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Dean A McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma State Department of Health, Oklahoma Medical Research foundation, and other affiliate hospitals in the Oklahoma City area, as well as Tulsa. Additional campuses and program sites also include Lawton, Bartlesville, and Duncan.

OUHSC is not only Oklahoma’s major health professions educational institute, but it’s one of only four comprehensive health centers in the nation.

Visit OUHSC’s website (http://www.ouhsc.edu/) for additional information, or the Financial Services page (http://www.ouhsc.edu/financialservices/bursar/tuition_fees.asp) for tuition information.

Students Enrolled in the Nursing Program

Get more details below regarding enrollment, academics, and school demographics. University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center has offered the following academic levels for students:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree

Students by Academic Level (2019)

Students by Gender (2019)

Students by Race (2019)

Source: IPEDS Survey 2012-2020: Data obtained from the US Dept. of Education's Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Data may vary depending on school and academic year.

Career Options for Graduates

Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary

Description

Demonstrate and teach patient care in classroom and clinical units to nursing students. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Registered Nurses

Description

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.

Source: Job descriptions, estimated salary and wages, and projected job growth are taken from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).