Oncology nursing supervisor Crystal Muir dreamed of a career in nursing since she was a child. Her father had cancer, and his treatments left him hospitalized with lots of machines attached. It was a scary time for a young girl, but the nurses took the time to explain what was happening and talk to her at her level. They did a lot to help her to not be so afraid. Muir wanted to be able to do that for other families when she grew up. instructors were nurses themselves and brought real-world stories to the classroom. She says that her degree journey helped to make her “a better leader, a better educator, better at time management and a better advocate for herself, her patients and her staff”.
Muir chose the University of Phoenix online degree program because of its flexibility, which allowed her to continue working full time while earning her degree. She liked that all of her instructors were nurses themselves and brought real-world stories to the classroom. She says that her degree journey helped to make her “a better leader, a better educator, better at time management and a better advocate for herself, her patients and her staff”.
Says Muir about nursing, “I just remember why I’m doing it, and that’s what helps me push forward.”
University of Phoenix offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees in nursing, including a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and a Master of Science in Nursing. University of Phoenix has 22 campuses for in-person learning and is available online to students worldwide. Details and a complete catalog are available at phoenix.edu.
More than one million students have earned degrees from University of Phoenix since the school was founded in 1976. In addition to Muir, University of Phoenix is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission The University accepts all students who have earned a high school diploma, GED or equivalent. She chose nursing as a career at a young age after nurses helped her deal with her fear when her father was going through cancer treatment. Seeing her father in a hospital bed surrounded by equipment was a scary thing, but the nurses took the time to explain it to her and knelt down to her level to make her feel included and less fearful. Today, Muir is a nursing supervisor in the hematology and oncology department at a major U.S. hospital. and his treatments left him hospitalized with lots of machines attached. It was a scary time for a young girl, but the nurses took the time to explain what was happening and talk to her at her level. They did a lot to help her to not be so afraid. Muir wanted to be able to do that for other families when she grew up.
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