Nursing

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.

Read the Missouri State Board of Nursing Accreditation Report to learn about the many ways in which STLCC Libraries support the College's Nursing program.

Nurses use research to provide evidence-based care that promotes quality health outcomes for individuals, families, communities and health care systems. Nurses also use research to shape health policy in direct care, within an organization, and at the local, state and federal levels..

Nurses are critical thinkers, problem solvers, empathetic, flexible, patient, dedicated, detail oriented, organized, and more...