Loma Linda University is a Seventh-day Adventist educational
health-sciences institution with 3,000 students located in
Southern California. Professional programs are offered by the
Schools of Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Medicine,
Nursing, Pharmacy, and Public Health. The LLU Medical Center
operates some of the largest clinical programs in the United
States in areas such as neonatal care and is recognized as the
international leader in infant heart transplantation and proton
treatments for cancer.
The LLU School of Nursing seeks to educate professional nurses
from diverse ethnic, cultural, and racial communities who are
dedicated to excellence in nursing science and practice.
Baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs contribute to the
development of clinicians, educators, administrators, and
researchers who benefit society by providing and improving
delivery of whole-person care to individuals, families, and
groups.
BS in Nursing Program
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The School of Nursing aims to prepare competent practitioners who
are committed to excellence in practice and to Christian
principles. The basic professional curriculum leading to a
bachelor of science degree focuses on the synthesis of nursing
knowledge and skills with knowledge and skills from the
humanities and sciences. In addition to the traditional, four
year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, the School of
Nursing offers the following degree options:
- BS/BA - (suggested program for students with a BS/BA in
another field)
- RNBS - (suggested program for students with an RN license in
California)
- AS to MS - (suggested program for students with an RN license
in California and minimum 3 years of experience)
- LVNBS - (course requirements for students with an LVN license
in California)
Master of Science Programs
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In graduate education, the student has an opportunity for the
intense pursuit of knowledge in a chosen field of interest.
Graduate students may select a focus in advanced practice nursing
as a nurse practitioner or clinical nurse specialist, in nursing
administration, or in a combined-degree program. The clinical
option in advanced nursing practice can be pursued in the
following areas:
- Nurse Practitioner
- Adult Nurse Practitioner
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Pediatric nurse practitioner
- Neonatal critical care nurse practitioner
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Adult and aging family
- Growing family
- School nursing
- Combined Degree Programs
- MS/MPH in nursing and public health
- MS/MA in nursing and clinical ethics
The Doctoral Program
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The PhD degree in Nursing is designed to prepare nurse scholars
for leadership in education, health-care administration, clinical
practice, and research and will provide an in-depth understanding
of knowledge development within the discipline of nursing through
philosophical, theoretical, and scientific methods of inquiry.
Students will be encouraged to select an area of concentration
that will support the student's area of expertise in nursing.
Potential areas of concentration include symptom management,
family care-giving, quality of life, spirituality in health care,
nursing education, biomedical and clinical ethics, physiological
nursing, health policy, health care leadership, and behavioral
health sciences.
Pipeline Recruiting to Nursing - Diversity Scholarship
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The LLU School of Nursing offers a $2,000 scholarship for
prospective nursing students from underrepresented minorities.