Nursing

The registered nurse (RN) is a licensed health care professional with a dynamic and essential role on the health care team. RNs practice in a variety of settings; hospitals, clinics, emergency centers, long-term care, rehabilitation facilities, schools, correctional facilities and home health care agencies. Registered nurses care for patients throughout the lifespan, from birth through the end of life.

The practice of nursing is “the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. (American Nurses Association, 2017)

Critical-thinking and decision-making ability, as well as a life-long commitment to learning, are important assets in this demanding but rewarding profession.

Vision

To build an increasingly diverse nursing workforce of trusted advocates who advance collaborative interprofessional practice, and deliver equitable and ethical care, to eliminate health disparities.

Mission

The Clark College Nursing Program compassionately educates future nurses through a transformative learning process to serve the holistic needs of our diverse community and workforce.

The Associate Degree Nursing Program at Clark College at the Washington State University campus located in Vancouver, Washington is accredited by:

The most recent accreditation decision made by the ACEN Board of Commissioners for the Clark College Associate Degree Nursing Program is Continuing Accreditation.