About the Program
As a Nursing student at UMFK, you’ll benefit from amazing faculty, hands-on learning, and high-tech simulation labs as you prepare for a career in helping others! A rigorous and competitive program, you will never have a dull moment with this program of study!
The nursing program at UMFK is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791.Program Tracks
Our nursing program offers several tracks to meet your educational and professional needs.
Potential employers include:
- Hospitals
- Long term care facilities
- K-12 schools
- Home health care
- Insurance companies
Graduates have careers as:
- Adult Health
- Nursing
- Critical Care Nursing
- Mental Health Nursing
- Nursing Administration
- Pediatric Nursing
- Maternal/Obstetrical Nursing
Career Outlook and Earning Potential
Bureau of Labor Statistics – Potential Occupations and Employment Outlook
| Job Code | Job Title |
|---|---|
| 29-1141.00 | Registered Nurses |
Program Requirements (Traditional)
- NUR 101: Foundations of Professional Nursing
- NUR 102: Foundations of Professional Nursing II
- NUR 201L: Fundamentals of Nursing Lab I
- NUR 202L: Fundamentals of Nursing Lab II OR NUR 212L: Fundamentals of Nursing Skills Lab
- NUR 205L: Clinical Preparation Lab
- NUR 245: Clinical Judgment and Reasoning
- NUR 301: Promoting Healthy Communities
- NUR 302: Pharmacology
- NUR 309: Total Health Assessment
- NUR 309L: Holistic Health Assessment Lab
NUR 330: Adult Health I: Caring for Individuals/Families with Acute Alterations in Health - NUR 330L: Adult Health I Lab
- NUR 335: Family Health I – Maternal/Infant
- NUR 360: Adult Health II: Caring for Individuals/Families with Chronic Alterations in Health
- NUR 360L: Adult Health II: Caring For Individuals/Families With Chronic Alterations In Health Lab
- NUR 365: Family Health II: Pediatrics
- NUR 380: Transcultural Care In Nursing OR
NUR 384: Global Health & Humanitarianism - NUR 386: Health Care Policy
- NUR 401: Health Related Research and Evidence-Based Practice
- NUR 407: Leadership and Management in Healthcare
- NUR 425: Adult Health III: Caring For Individuals/Families With Complex Alterations In Health
- NUR 425L: Adult Health III: Caring For Individuals/Families With Complex Alterations In Health Lab
- NUR 452: Mental Health Nursing
- NUR 497C: Senior Preceptorship Practicum
Required Support Courses
- BIO 220: Anatomy & Physiology I
- BIO 221: Anatomy & Physiology II
- BIO 353: General Microbiology
- BIO 353L: General Microbiology Lab
- BIO 401: Pathophysiology
- CHY 100: Chemistry I
- MAT 251: Statistics I
- PSY 100: Introduction to Psychology
- PSY 308: Life Span Human Development
Nursing Simulations Labs
Among the facilities students have access to
Quality
Accredited by the Commission for Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE); Approved by the Maine State Board of Nursing
Maine General Hospital
An example of where our graduates work today
Nursing Spotlight
Meet the faculty who make this program so successful.