King University

King’s quality nursing program is built on a holistic philosophy that promotes caring relationships and critical thinking. You’ll learn to:

• Promote diversity; social tolerance and justice; and personal, interpersonal, and professional development.
• Support mission work and an interdisciplinary process.
• Focus on the physical, spiritual, and intellectual dimensions of health.
• Develop key competencies to promote, maintain, and restore health through planned classroom and clinical experiences.
• Develop working relationships with faculty who are highly qualified as skilled practitioners and educators.
• Interact with classmates who represent a wide range of ages, backgrounds, and experiences.

You’ll apply classroom knowledge and gain hands-on experience through:

• Clinical experiences at area hospitals and community settings, where you will gain the skills and knowledge to care for a variety of patients with non-acute and acute illnesses.
• Research. You will learn techniques to research clinical problems and offer evidence based solutions to improve patient outcomes.
• The opportunity to participate in mission trips to Honduras, India, Brazil, and Italy, or opportunities in Washington D.C.
• Service learning by assisting in free health clinics, school systems, and community programs.

The School of Nursing programs are fully approved by the Tennessee Board of Nursing, and are a member of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.

Students in the School of Nursing are eligible for membership in Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society.