Nursing Department
Programs Offered
Our Mission
To prepare quality nurse health care providers through excellence in education, scholarship and service. The programs build on the strength of the licensed Registered Nurse and challenge the individuals enrolled in this program to expand their critical thinking for the new professional nursing roles, methods of health care delivery and approaches to health care practice issues.
As reflected in our Mission, our programs prep tomorrow’s nurse leaders to improve health care in rural communities.
We offer two programs, the RN-BSN and the MSN/FNP, which provide graduates with career options in leadership or direct patient care and advanced practice. Our stackable format allows students to seamlessly transition from the RN-BSN to the MSN/FNP program while building on previous nursing experiences.
We offer small classes and because of that, you will have an intensely personalized experience. At Highlands, we are committed to your success. Advisors and faculty are available to tailor your plan of study, advise you on your changing career goals and help you integrate work and family life with your academic demands.
Both the RN-BSN and the MSN/FNP programs are offered in an online format to accommodate working nurses. Clinical Practicums are arranged with the assistance of program advisors and faculty. If you would like more information, please select the program tab that is of interest to you.
Public Notice of Upcoming Accreditation Review Visit by CCNE
New Mexico Highlands University wishes to announce that it will host a site visit for continuing accreditation of its Nursing Degree Programs by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
You are invited to meet with the site team and share your comments about the program in person at a meeting scheduled:
September 13, 2024
11 am – 12 pm
RAB-227, NMHU Main Campus
Written comments are also welcomed and should only be submitted directly to CCNE at: thirdpartycomments@ccneaccreditation.org or mailed to the CCNE physical address:
Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
655 K Street NW Ste. 750
Washington, DC 20001
All written comments should be received by CCNE by August 26, 2024.
Nursing Staff
Danica McGuiggan
BSN PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Helene Boudreau
RN-BSN RECRUITER/ADVISOR
Room: ENGR-112
Victoria Stark-Romero, MSW, MBA
NURSING DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR/MSN-FNP ADVISOR
Nursing Faculty
Dr. Jeanie Flood Ph.D., RN
DIRECTOR OF NURSING AND ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Dr. Alice Davis, PhD, APRN GNP-BC, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC
MSN/FNP PROGRAM COORDINATOR & VISITING PROFESSOR
Dr. Chris Young, EdD, MSN, BSN
DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
Dr. Siri Gurunam Kaur Khalsa, Ph.D, RN
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF NURSING
Dr. Kelly Young, DNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF NURSING
Dr. Elizabeth Holguin, PhD, MPH, MSN, FNP-BC
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF NURSING
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at New Mexico Highlands University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education http://www.ccneaccreditation.org.