The University

The University of San Francisco campus offers a stunning learning and living environment. Resting on a hilltop in a quiet residential neighborhood, USF is your doorstep to San Francisco's thriving arts, entertainment and business community. Dynamic and cosmopolitan, San Francisco is an integral part of our students' education and offers diversity, culture, and internships in law, politics, business, nursing and education.

The School of Nursing

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The School of Nursing declares its commitment to the highest standards of lifelong learning and excellence in the Jesuit tradition. The School is committed to preparing men and women for compassionate practice as competent professionals through scholarship, leadership in service to the community, the nursing profession, and personal growth.

Close student-teacher relationships prepare nurses who exemplify the highest ethical standards, integrity, and passion for justice in health care. The School is dedicated to developing critical reasoning vital to judgment and ethical decision making in professional practice. In the tradition of Jesuit education, we provide a foundation for nursing knowledge and a spirit of inquiry. We foster the search for human and ethical alternatives to solve contemporary nursing and health care problems through applied clinical research.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

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The BSN curriculum at USF combines a foundation of liberal arts education with nursing classroom and laboratory training. Your coursework is immediately put to use through extensive clinical experiences in a number of different settings in the Bay Area, from large teaching/research hospitals to community clinics with state-of-the-art facilities and practices. The Nursing curriculum, in both theory and practice, pairs the use of technological advances with exploration of the ethical issues they raise.

Your nursing courses are grouped, so you concurrently enroll in a theory course focused on understanding client conditions and needs, and a clinical course that integrates classroom work within the practice setting. Clinical nursing courses occur in a variety of health care agencies with a major focus on community-based nursing practice.

Master of Science in Nursing

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Health care in the United States has undergone a dramatic transformation in recent years and prompted a major evolution in the roles of nurses. While a historically demanding profession, nursing today is faced with ever-changing obligations and opportunities.

The master’s program at USF prepares two types of individuals to meet today’s challenges in the field of nursing:

• The practicing nurse who has a baccalaureate degree in nursing or another discipline and
• The non-nurse, an individual with a baccalaureate degree in another field but who is looking for entry into the nursing profession.

Degree Options include:

MSN in Healthcare Systems Leadership

The MSN in Healthcare Systems Leadership is an exciting and innovative program that prepares nurses to function in a leadership role at all levels in a variety of health care settings. Students have the opportunity to match their knowledge, skills and ability with a specialized area of health care delivery and to plan a career path in a variety of important roles.

Dual MSN/MPA

The Dual Degree MSN/MPA Program in Health Services Administration is designed to prepare nurses to assume leadership roles across the continuum of care in the emerging health care delivery system. The curriculum includes course work that integrates nursing and health services administration to provide students with the opportunity to develop advanced analytical and communication skills.

Dual MSN/MSIS

Taking ethics as a critical starting point, the Dual Degree MSN/MSIS Program in Nursing Informatics trains health information professionals to secure, analyze, manage and integrate medical records and other health information. Specialized courses in information technology and the medical area will prepare graduates to innovate and develop systems that support quality patient care, medical research, health planning, health care evaluation and financial reimbursement for health care institutions.

Programs for the Non-Nurse

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The Master’s Entry Option degree program as well as the Master of Science in Nursing in Clinical Nurse Leader are open to students who have a non-nursing baccalaureate degree (or higher). The MEO program provides foundation as a generalist (RN licensure) as well as advanced preparation in a wide array of specialties. The CNL program will provide the non-nurse for clinical leadership positions in acute health care settings as well as for the RN licensure.

Diversity of Students

As one of the most diverse university campuses in the country, USF provides a welcoming environment for students of different backgrounds. You will have the opportunity to meet people from all over the world who lend an exciting element to your learning community.

• Over 60% of our entering class identify themselves as members of an ethnic/cultural minority.
• The office of Multicultural Student Recruitment and Retention provides services/assistance for students from pre-admission to graduation.
• 85% of our graduates noted that their appreciation of individual ethnic, religious and other differences increased during their time at USF.

Information

If you are interested in this school and would like to find out more, please Request Information from University of San Francisco.

For more information, visit the home page of University of San Francisco - School of Nursing.