{"id":1867,"date":"2025-08-18T13:31:54","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T18:31:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/nursing\/?page_id=1867"},"modified":"2025-10-22T11:26:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:26:35","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/nursing\/","title":{"rendered":"Homepage"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1867\" class=\"elementor elementor-1867\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c22f247 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c22f247\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54f4eb0\" data-id=\"54f4eb0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a3272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c4a3272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Nursing at SAU<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10f7eb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10f7eb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1881\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/nursing\/files\/2025\/08\/204_386_5881567_188798860_5-e1755541718119-265x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/nursing\/files\/2025\/08\/204_386_5881567_188798860_5-e1755541718119-265x300.jpg 265w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/nursing\/files\/2025\/08\/204_386_5881567_188798860_5-e1755541718119.jpg 568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/p><p>Southern Arkansas University\u2019s Department of Nursing offers a rigorous Bachelor of Science in Nursing program that blends classroom instruction with hands-on clinical practice\u2014inclusive of immersive training in the Wharton Simulation Lab and real-world experiences at local medical facilities. Guided by a mission aligned with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the program cultivates person-centered care, professionalism, critical thinking, effective communication, safety, and clinical judgment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b77bc20 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b77bc20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/apply.saumag.edu\/ERx_Forms__Portal_Login\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get 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                                   <li class=\"plain-list switch-view\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/directory\/contact\/landry-karen\/\" class=\"title\">Dr. Karen Landry<\/a><\/li>\n                    <li id=\"post-7574\" class=\"item\">\n                        <div class=\"well\"><div class=\"well-block\">\n                            <div class=\"photo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/directory\/contact\/landry-karen\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/36\/files\/2018\/09\/Landry74-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/36\/files\/2018\/09\/Landry74-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/36\/files\/2018\/09\/Landry74-200x300.jpg 200w, 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class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"100\" data-from-value=\"50\" data-delimiter=\",\">50<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\">%<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-abe67b4\" data-id=\"abe67b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbca46d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbca46d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>SAU Nursing is proud to announce a remarkable achievement\u2014our 2025 NCLEX-RN first-time licensure exam candidates achieved a 100% pass rate. This exceptional milestone places SAU at the top among state-funded nursing programs in Arkansas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2100c4b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2100c4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/news\/2025\/sau-department-of-nursing-achieves-100-first-time-nclex-pass-rate-for-2025\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13c73c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13c73c5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-268f693\" data-id=\"268f693\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42f2a58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42f2a58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Note to Prospective Students<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Admission to pre-nursing major does not guarantee admission to the nursing program. Pre-requisite courses must be completed prior to the start of the nursing program.<\/li><li>Beginning March 16, 2021, all pre-nursing students applying to our BSN program will need to complete a HESI standardized preadmission examination administered through the SAU Office of Counseling and Testing. This exam is for diagnostic purposes and must be taken at SAU. HESI Admission Assessment (HESI A2) preadmission examination score must be 75% or greater. The reported score does not round up to 75%. 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