Education Pathways
Minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Nursing (ADN), but common pathways include Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree, and a BSN to Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree.
Career Description
Registered Nurses provide and coordinate patient care including assessing patient health, monitoring conditions, providing wound care, administering medications, drawing blood, and assisting with diagnostic testing. Unlike Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN), RNs take on more responsibility with less oversight. Nurse Practitioners have more responsibility and less oversight than RNs.
Work Settings
Hospitals, Physician’s Offices, Home Health Care, Community Health Centers, Nursing Homes, Urgent Care Centers
Associate’s Degree
- All 7 NH Community Colleges: Great Bay Community College, Lakes Region Community College, Manchester Community College, Nashua Community College, NHTI: “Concord’s Community College,” River Valley Community College, White Mountains Community College
- St. Joseph School of Nursing
- LPN to Associate’s degree: Rivier University
Four-Year Bachelor’s Programs
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN): Rivier University, Franklin Pierce University, Southern NH University, University of NH, New England College, Saint Anselm College, Colby-Sawyer College, Plymouth State University, Keene State College
Graduate Programs/Post Baccalaureate
- Post Baccalaureate: Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Manchester
- Master’s of Science in Nursing (MSN): University of NH, Colby-Sawyer College, Franklin Pierce University (online), UNH College of Professional Studies (online)
- Post-Master’s in Nurse Leadership: Saint Anselm College
Read more about what’s involved in Nursing in “The Granite State PARTNERS Guide to Education and Careers in Nursing”