Creighton University

Creighton University, founded in 1878, is on the forefront as one of the finest Jesuit, Catholic universities in the United States. Creighton has achieved national designations for exceptional learning with three consecutive years as No. 1 of Midwestern universities in the U.S. News & World Report magazine's "America's Best Colleges" edition.

The University is located in Omaha, Nebraska (population 800,000) on a 120-acre campus adjacent to the downtown business district. Like Creighton itself, Omaha is big enough to be cosmopolitan but small enough to feel friendly. Omaha is widely considered to be one of the safest cities in the United States, with a low unemployment rate, thriving economy, and lively entertainment and nightlife-from shopping, sporting events and restaurants to galleries, museums and theatres.

The School of Nursing also has a campus in Hastings, Nebraska, adjacent to the Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital (MLMH) for those students who prefer to reside in a smaller, more rural environment. MLMH is home to state-of-the-art health care facilities and is located two hours from Omaha, directly south of Interstate 80.

The School of Nursing

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A degree from Creighton University School of Nursing gives students the right foundation and the best opportunities to meet the challenges of a changing health care environment.

Our faculty has developed a comprehensive baccalaureate program. We help you develop the skills, knowledge, and lifelong learning proficiency necessary to practice in a myriad of clinical settings. Our curriculum emphasizes care management and outcomes improvement in relation to health promotion, restoration, rehabilitation, self-care, acute care and tertiary care.

You also will focus on health care policy and economics, research methods, quality indicators, outcomes measures, financial management and management of data and technology.

A Creighton education helps develop and refine the leadership, critical thinking and clinical judgment skills that allow our graduates to participate as full partners in health care delivery and in shaping health policy.

Undergraduate Programs

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Creighton University School of Nursing programs are designed to prepare professional nurses whose role is to provide comfort and dignity in life and death and to promote, maintain or restore health, not as an end in itself, but as a means to a life that is meaningful and manageable. Our Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program prepares graduates for entry-level professional nursing practice in both hospital and community-based settings. We have variations of our traditional curriculum that help meet the needs of students with various interests, including a pre-med nursing curriculum, ROTC and study abroad opportunities.

Traditional Four-Year BSN Program

Our four-year BSN curriculum is designed for beginning or transfer college students. Clinical experiences combined with the learning gained from course instruction develop compassionate, competent graduates well-prepared for the demands of nursing. Students who prefer a slower pace or want to take additional courses also have the option of completing the program in five years.

Accelerated One-Year BSN Program

This rigorous one-year option is designed for the student who has already completed a non-nursing undergraduate or graduate degree. This proven program recognizes each student's past experiences and success in prerequisite courses and builds upon those strengths. Students attend class full-time for 12 months-providing an opportunity to change careers and earn a BSN efficiently and effectively.

RN to BSN Program

Creighton's RN to BSN program is a newly designed curriculum offered ONLINE to provide the flexibility and convenience that you need to continue your education at a respected nursing school known for pioneering a better way - Creighton University.

Built on a proven formula first implemented by the Creighton University School of Pharmacy (the first accredited online Doctor of Pharmacy program in the nation), our web-centered approach allows you to balance your coursework with the demands of work and family. Frequent contact keeps you in close communication with faculty, advisors and fellow students. A high-speed Internet connection is required.

In addition to online work, you will attend three weekend sessions that provide opportunity for hands-on learning, face-to-face presentations and assessments and special seminars-including an innovative half-day conference on negotiation, conflict resolution and mediation that is unique to Creighton. On your first weekend experience, we will travel to the Creighton Retreat Center in Griswold, Iowa.

Students who successfully complete the on-line nursing education program may apply to our Master's of Science program, which includes the new Clinical Nurse Leader role and various nurse practitioner and clinical nurse specialist options.

Graduate Programs

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Earn your Master of Science degree from Creighton University School of Nursing, a graduate nursing program dedicated to educating Advanced Practice Registered Nurses who are ready to take an active role in delivering the best health care and in shaping health policy.

The graduate nursing program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education(CCNE). Creighton University is fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission of theNorth Central Association of Colleges and Schools.

MS Specialty Tracks

Five specialty tracks with full and part-time plans of study are available:

• Family Nurse Practitioner: prepares nurses with advanced knowledge and skills to manage the primary health care of individuals and families throughout the lifespan.
  
  
• Adult Nurse Practitioner: Prepares nurses with advanced knowledge and skills to manage the primary healthcare of adults.
  
  
• Neonatal Nurse Practitioner: prepares nurses with advanced knowledge and skills to manage the health care of critically ill infants.
  
  
• Clinical Nurse Specialist: prepares nurses for advanced practice and case management in specialized areas such as neonatal, community health, behavioral health, cardiac rehabilitation and acute care gerontological nursing.
  
  
• Clinical Nurse Leader: The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) oversees the care coordination of a distinct group of patients and manages patients in the context of the complex health care environment. This CNL is a leader in the health care delivery system and is prepared to lead the transformational change needed to design safer, higher-quality health care. The implementation of the CNL role will vary across settings.
  
  

Post Master's Certificates

The School of Nursing offers a post master's certificate for both the adult and family nurse practitioner roles. Admission to the program requires that a student have a master's degree in nursing from an institution of higher learning accredited by a nursing body and clinical practice in a direct care setting equal to at least 2000 hours of employment within the previous 3 years.

Diversity at Creighton

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The Creighton University Health Sciences Office of Multicultural and Community Affairs (HS-MACA) assists in the training and development of future leaders in an increasingly multicultural society. HS-MACA:

• Affords support and retention services to students.
  
  
• Provides diversity awareness to the entire campus community.
  
  
• Recruits and retains underrepresented minority students in all the health sciences schools.
  
  
• Promotes local involvement in multicultural communities, civic functions and community service organizations.
  
  
• Coordinates multicultural activities with other areas of the University.
  
  
• Works to enhance cultural awareness of health sciences faculty, students and staff.

Information

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

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