Nursing is about more than showing compassion. It’s about improving the health of our nation and the world.
The Department of Nursing prepares nurses who will provide a Christ-like presence in healthcare settings locally and around the world. You’ll gain leadership skills in nursing practice and education so you’re ready to serve a diverse and changing society with excellence.
Majors, Minors, and Programs
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APR 30 2019
Edgren Scholars: Living with a Left-Ventricular Assist Device
1 p.m. University Library
What's is really like to live with a computer controller and batteries on your waist 24/7 and a drive-line that comes out of your abdomen?
MAY 24 2019
3 p.m. Benson Great Hall
Ceremony and reception for graduating CAS nursing students to receive their nurses pin.
Integration of Christian Faith and Nursing Practice
Our Department of Nursing enjoys state-of-the-art labs, cross-cultural service opportunities, and access to master's degrees in nursing and nurse-midwifery right here at Bethel, making us an exceptional school to prepare for a nursing career. We're distinct because we blend Christian faith into nursing practice and help you develop skills in critical thinking and communication to care for patients in a variety of settings. In our nursing program, excellence is about taking our faith in Christ and integrating it into everything we learn, into everything we do, so we can accomplish incredible things in our careers, in our communities, and in our world.
#1
Top declared major for this year's incoming class
40+
healthcare organizations in the Twin Cities that Bethel is connected to
Program Highlights
Proven track record
We have a strong reputation in the region for preparing high quality nurses. In 2014, we celebrated the 30th anniversary of our nursing program.
Early admit option
High school seniors with an ACT score of 26 or higher have an opportunity for early admittance into the nursing program.
Clinical opportunities
Our program has strong relationships with over 30 clinical agencies, including all major health systems in the Twin Cities area and more than 7 public health departments. Our nursing students gain experience in all areas of nursing, including both pediatrics and obstetrics.
Facilities
Our state-of-the-art nursing complex includes 2 skills labs and 3 life-like simulation labs. Here, students experience the nurse’s role in a controlled situation, which prepares them for nursing practice.
Faculty credentials
The majority of our full-time faculty members have doctoral degrees. Many of our clinical faculty actively practice in a variety of specialty areas. Several have significant international experience and speak another language in addition to English.
Cross-cultural learning
Nursing majors develop cultural sensitivity and competence serving diverse and vulnerable populations in community agencies.
Unique opportunities
Students may have the opportunity to conduct research with faculty and present posters in our annual Nursing Research & Practice Symposium. Student organizations include the Bethel Student Nurse Association, Nurses Christian Fellowship and Chi-At-Large Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau.
Scholarships
Thanks to generous donors who partner with Bethel to develop Christian nurses, we’re able to offer a number of scholarships just for nursing majors.
What can I do with a nursing major?
Nursing students prepare for careers as nurses in a wide variety of settings and provide patient support that goes far beyond bedside care.
Careers
Our graduates work in:
- Acute care facilities
- Emergency rooms
- Home care
- Hospice and palliative care
- Mental health settings
- Intensive care units
- Long-term care facilities
- Missions
- Public health agencies
- Research facilities
- Schools
Graduate Schools
Our alumni have attended:
- Bethel’s Graduate School
- Harvard School of Public Health
- Emory University
- Georgetown University
- University of Minnesota
- Marquette University
- Minneapolis School of Anesthesia
- South Dakota State University
- University of Wisconsin
Graduate Fields
Our alumni study:
- Nurse Anesthesia
- Clinical Specialties
- Nursing Practice
- Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse-Midwifery
- Public Health Nursing
- Nursing Education
- Nursing Leadership