General education provides a foundation of knowledge, skills, and attitudes that every lifelong learner should possess. This broad perspective is especially important when dealing with the diverse, multi-cultural, and individual aspects of how human beings think and feel.
General education also provides a framework for dealing with the human aspects of health as well as helping students acquire the skills essential to assess information critically. Framing and delivering reasoned and persuasive arguments, both orally and in writing, and acquiring information that will be utilized to solve problems is critical in the nursing profession. Nursing students are required to successfully complete a number of general education courses and learn to appropriately apply the concepts embedded in most nursing courses.