Saint Lu
ke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences' Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program provides quality education to a diverse student population through innovative educational programs.
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Program Overview
With a BSN degree from Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences, you get a quality education from a proven program with more than 115 years of experience training community-minded health care professionals. Our history in the city and region enables us to provide clinical placements and networking opportunities to advance your nursing career.
Why do students choose Rockhurst University for nursing?
- Great financial aid, work-study, and scholarships available
- Low faculty-to-student ratio, making sure you get the attention you deserve
- 1:1 faculty-to-student ratio for NCLEX success coaching
- Rockhurst exemplifies all that a Jesuit education has to offer – the highest caliber of academics, leadership and service to others. This is the foundation upon which RU, as one of the 27 Jesuit institutions nationwide, builds its experience.
- A campus located in the heart of Kansas City, close to the Country Club Plaza, shopping, nightlife and restaurants.
- Accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- Tuition discount per credit hour for Saint Luke's Health System employees and area colleges (MOU)
- Several different pathways to a nursing degree, including Freshman Direct Entry, high school, current RU student admission for junior-level classes and transfer.
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The health care industry will continue to outpace other occupations by growing as much as 31% by 2026. Our affiliations with the largest and most prestigious health care systems in Kansas City provide invaluable opportunities for finding nursing jobs. The first step is applying. Questions? Just ask!
Note: International students are not currently eligible to enroll in the nursing program.
Learning Outcomes
- Practice safe, effective, holistic, and client/family-centered nursing with diverse individuals, families, and populations.
- Consistently demonstrate professionalism and leadership.
- Collaborate with other disciplines and organizations to develop interventions and strategies that optimize client outcomes.
- Synthesize multiple ways of knowing to inform practice, make clinical judgments and creatively transform knowledge to provide humanistic, quality client-centered care with tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity.
- Use principles of quality improvement, evidence-based practice, health care policy, and cost-effectiveness to enhance client outcomes, and participate in opportunities to engender change.
Program Outcomes
Students are educated as nurse generalists to provide high-quality, safe, and evidence-based practice to diverse populations in a variety of settings. The graduates are prepared with a liberal arts education for the role of the professional nurse, which encompasses thoughtful leadership, compassionate service, scholarship and lifelong learning.
- Students will successfully graduate within their cohort time frame
- BSN students express satisfaction with the BSN program
- Students successfully pass NCLEX examination
- Students will obtain employment within 12 months of graduation
Registered Nurse (RN)
Nurse Educator
Health Policy Nurse
Nurse Recruiter
Forensic Nurse
Clinical Research Nurse
Insurance Authorization Specialist
Epidemics Research Nurse
Course Map
Degree and class descriptions and requirements can be found by clicking on the course catalog listings below:
Popular Courses
This course introduces students to the theoretical concepts of health assessment techniques, differentiation of normal and abnormal findings, and health promotion. Students will have the opportunity to utilize health assessment techniques in the laboratory setting.
This course provides a foundation in the essential principles, concepts, and skills needed by the beginning nursing student who is learning the role of the nurse generalist. Emphasis is placed on the role of the nurse in the provision of safe patient care, effective communication, patient teaching, health promotion, and utilization of the nursing process.
This course provides introduction, assessment and clinical recommendations related to life supportive measures in Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and National Institutes of Health Stoke Scale (NIHSS). Successful completion of the course offers certification in NIHSS certification.
This course provides students with the opportunity to comprehensively apply and integrate synthesized theoretical and clinical experiences from previous nursing courses into a capstone experience. A primary emphasis in this course is placed on personal growth and preparation for a successful transition to practice as a baccalaureate-prepared nurse.
Degree Info
- Nursing faculty with industry, clinical and teaching experience.
- Networking opportunities with the largest employers in the Kansas City area.
- Local volunteer opportunities outside of the classroom through our student organizations.
- Academic advising and peer tutoring available through the Student Resource Center.
STATE-OF-THE-ART LEARNING
In 2022, Rockhurst reopened the oldest building on campus, Sedgwick Hall, after a $23 million renovation to transform it into a state-of-the-art health sciences hub. The newly renovated academic hall includes:
- Seelos Simulation Center with interactive medical manikins, fully functioning medical equipment and observation rooms.
- Health assessment and skills practice labs.
- 100-person learning studio and event space.
- Study spaces, debrief rooms, student lounges and more!
This new facility gives students in Rockhurst’s nursing and health sciences programs access to hands-on learning that enhances their education and perfects their skills before they begin clinical work.
Our Mission
The Rockhurst University Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences Bachelor of Science in Nursing program provides quality education through innovative curricula. Students are educated as nurse generalists to provide high-quality, safe, and evidence-based practice to diverse populations in a variety of settings. The graduates are prepared with a liberal arts education for the role of the professional nurse, which encompasses thoughtful leadership, compassionate service, scholarship, and lifelong learning.
Program Goals
- Prepare the graduate for the role of the professional nurse.
- Provide an environment of trust, student engagement, and academic support. Provide high-quality nursing education.
- Promote a culture of safety.
- Integrate the students into clinical practice and transition the students into nursing culture.
- Increase the diversity of the student population with an emphasis on cultural awareness.
- Be a leader in NCLEX board pass rate for the region.
- Provide population-focused education to produce graduates that provide efficient, effective health care.
- Create an innovative, cutting-edge environment for nursing students in this fast-changing field of health care.
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