Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Facts and Highlights

• One year of prerequisite work and three years in the nursing program allow for completion of the degree in a traditional four year time frame
• Clinicals at a variety of healthcare facilities throughout the Treasure Valley
• Competitive but straightforward admission process
• Active chapter of the Student Nursing Association (SNA)
• Yearly international medical mission trip opportunities to places like Nicaragua, Ukraine, Peru and Ghana
• State-of-the-art labs and equipment in the Thomas Family Health and Science Center

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program Goals

The goal of the undergraduate program is to equip baccalaureate prepared nurses to practice as nurse leaders who:

• Advocate for individuals, families, and communities through evidence-based care;
• Use clinical thinking and clinical judgment to implement evidence-based care;
• Are engaged in and influence health policy in a variety of settings;
• Serve God and humanity with wisdom, integrity, caring, and respect for cultural diversity.

Bachelor of Science Program Learning Outcomes

1. Apply theories and concepts from scientific and liberal arts education into nursing practice.
2. Demonstrate leadership and communication skills to effectively implement patient safety and quality improvement initiatives within the context of the interprofessional team in a variety of settings.
3. Integrate evidence, clinical judgment, interprofessional perspectives and patient preferences in planning, implementing, and evaluating outcomes of care in a variety of settings.
4. Incorporates ethical standards of data security, regulatory requirements, and confidentiality in the use of patient care technologies to address the needs of a diverse patient population.
5. Demonstrate basic knowledge of heathcare policy, finance, and structure at the local, regional, national, and global levels in order to advocate for patients and the profession.
6. Advocate for high quality, evidence based, safe patient care as a member of the interprofessional and intraprofessional teams to optimize patient outcomes.
7. Collaborate to develop interventions that take into account social determinates of health, available resources, and the range of activities that contribute to health and the prevention of illness, injury, disability, and premature death for vulnerable populations.
8. Integrate values reflective of the character of God and the Christian worldview as well as those of professional ethics into their daily practice of nursing and the advancement of nursing as a profession.
9. Implement the role of the nurse generalist through the nursing process to provide holistic, patient-centered care that reflects an understanding of human growth and development, pathophysiology, pharmacology, clinical, and nursing management across the health-illness in all healthcare settings.

Accreditation

The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Northwest Nazarene University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.