Welcome to the MTSU School of Nursing!

We live in a tumultuous and ever changing world.  Our growing national shortage of nurses at the bedside, educators in our school’s and college’s of nursing, and the anticipated retirement of close to 50% of the nations nursing deans within the next five years are a real concern.

Nurses practicing in our healthcare agencies and our educational programs are challenged to provide patient care and nursing education with sparse resources.  Nurses are confronted with increasing complex patient care issues both in healthcare agencies and our communities, and an increased demand from a diverse society for culturally congruent and quality healthcare.  Nursing education at the baccalaureate and graduate level will provide the knowledge and skills to meet the health needs of society, which includes a rapidly growing elder population.

The Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) School of Nursing offers outstanding quality programs in our generic BSN degree program, RN to BSN online program, MSN Regents Online Degree Program (RODP) with four (4) specialty tracks in Nursing Administration, Nursing Education, Healthcare Informatics, and Advanced Practice Nursing – Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), and teach courses in the MS-PS (Master of Science in Professional Science) in the Health Information Management (HIM) field.  Our student-centered approach in a climate of mutual respect contributes to a nurse and health care professional that are excellent critical-thinkers, problem-solvers, and leaders for the future.

The nursing faculty are actively engaged with our community partners to provide outstanding clinical experiences for our nursing students.  Our faculty members are active scholars, community leaders providing service-learning opportunities to students thereby enhancing their civic responsibilities, and practitioners.  They will help you develop an individual philosophy of nurse practice and an expansive world view for nursing and healthcare as you embark on your role as a professional nurse.

The school is committed to continuing education to meet the learning needs of RNs in practice. Ms. Pam Roesler, MSN, works with nursing professionals in varying roles to develop and initiate educational programs. We provide CEUs and have provider status through the Tennessee Nurses Association.

I welcome you to our nursing school and quality programs taught on the MTSU campus. 

Thanks again for joining us on our school web site!

Lynn C. Parsons, DSN, RN, CNA

Professor and Director
 

School of Nursing
Middle Tennessee State University
Box 81, Murfreesboro, TN  37132
voice: 1.615.898.2437
fax: 1.615.898.5441
pbowman@mtsu.edu

Middle Tennessee State University, in its educational programs and activities involving students and employees, does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or age. Furthermore, the university does not discriminate against veterans or individuals with disabilities