Nursing
Our Associates Nursing program will provide you with outstanding preparation for practice in structured health care settings such as hospitals, nursing care facilities, and community-based agencies. If you are already an RN with an Associates degree, our holistic Bachelors program is the perfect way for you to advance your career and prepare for graduate school.
RN-B.S.N. via hybrid and online course offerings.
About
Associate Degree in Nursing Program
UMA currently has a three to five-year waitlist for the Associate of Science in Nursing program. We are no longer adding to the waitlist for the program and are moving to a competitive direct admission process once the existing waitlist has been depleted. This move will allow qualified students to enter the nursing program more quickly on a competitive basis. For admission to the nursing program under the new process, students will need to have strong grades in the science courses, competitive recommendations, strong writing skills and a competitive cumulative GPA. We will continue to update this website in reference to the acceptance of Nursing applications. To get started, you may choose to enroll in our Liberal Studies - Pre-Nursing program and work on completing general education and prerequisite courses. Current requirements are listed on the program checksheet. Please note that completion of the prerequisite requirements is not a guarantee for admission into the nursing program, but will be necessary for application consideration.
UMA takes great pride in its Nursing Program, which has graduated more than 1,600 RNs. In virtually every health care facility in central Maine and even around the state, you’ll find UMA-educated nurses filling critically important roles in the delivery of care to patients. A constant in our tradition of expertly preparing nursing students is a superb faculty who combine nursing experience and teaching excellence. Like the care they show to patients in the health care setting, our faculty display the same care in the classroom, providing each and every nursing student with the attention and understanding they need to succeed.
Along with its outstanding faculty, UMA boasts a Nursing Center with expanded classrooms and labs equipped with contemporary equipment. This excellent nurse education center provides an ideal setting for learning, while our relationship with Maine General Hospital and numerous other healthcare facilities provides our students with invaluable hands-on clinical experience.
Our ASN nursing majors graduate well prepared to take the N-CLEX-RN examination for licensure as a registered nurse. Once licensed, they can often choose from among a wide array of rewarding and well compensated RN career opportunities.
The Associate in Science in Nursing Degree is approved by the Maine State Board of Nursing and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. (NLNAC).
Maine State Board of Nursing
161 Capitol Street, 158 State House Station
Augusta, Maine 04330-0158
Telephone: (207)287-1133
Web site: www.state.me.us/boardofnursing
National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, INC.(NLNAC)
3343 Peachtree Road
NE, Suite 850
Atlanta, Georgia, 30326
Telephone: (404)975-5000
Web site: www.nlnac.org
The next NLNAC accreditation visit is scheduled for March 5-7, 2013.
Skills
UMA’s Nursing program produces caring, competent, knowledgeable professionals who provide an invaluable service to their communities. Clinical, critical thinking and writing skills, along with an understanding of various systems (health care, biological, family, and sociological) are just some of the skills that our nursing students acquire. Additional skills and abilities they possess are listed below.
| Communication | Human Development |
|---|---|
| Facilitating the nurse-patient relationship Teaching Advocating Counseling & interviewing Public speaking Active listening Assessing individual needs |
Managing patients throughout lifespan Understanding basic human needs Clarifying values Working with families Sensitivity to diversity Working as a team player |
| Technical | Critical Thinking |
| Critical observations Understanding medical terminology Psychomotor skill development Physical stamina Accuracy with details Planning and organizing |
Utilizing the nursing process Working under pressure Setting priorities Applying theory to clinical practice Implementing and evaluating plans Making decisions Identifying ethical dilemmas |
Careers
The selected list below indicates a range of career possibilities. For some occupations listed below, a Bachelor’s degree or graduate level of study may be required.| Health Care (Traditional Settings) | Health Care (Non-Traditional Settings) |
|---|---|
| Staff Nurse (all areas of care) Clinical Coordinator Supervisor* Charge Nurse Advanced Practitioner* Nurse Practioner, CNS, Midwife* Home Health Care Nurse Office Nurse Infection Control Nurse Enterostomal Therapist* School Nurse Public Health Nurse |
Case Manager Biofeedback Therapist* Flight Nurse Day Care Nurse Health Care/Nursing Research* Camp Nurse Parish Nurse Forensic Nurse |
| Education | |
| Nurse Educator Staff Development School Health Coordinator Patient Education Coordinator |
