Major emphasis is on nursing theory and clinical practice plus general education courses including the sciences, leadership, and community health. Prospective students who are LVNs, health care workers or those wanting a four-year program should obtain information from the Department of Nursing . Students need good study habits and concentration, good health, a desire to serve, motivation, perseverance, self-discipline, a love for people, sympathy for those in trouble, understanding and tact to help people meet their problems, patience, tolerance for people's weaknesses, adaptability and a sense of humor. Seventh-day Adventist health care facilities, such as hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, and missions, have great needs for nurses. A life of service within the denominational structure is most satisfying.
Salaries are usually the same as community rates.
Rates vary according to geographic location. To provide students with opportunities to develop a Christian philosophy of life which conveys a tolerance and concern for others. To maintain a curriculum based on scientific principles, current concepts of nursing, community health needs, and trends in nursing education which provide students with knowledge and competencies enabling them to successfully meet the established standards required for Registered Nurse licensure. To provide a foundation for upward mobility in nursing education. To provide experiences which stimulate students toward optimal personal and professional growth through life-long learning.