Nursing
Nurses heal by treating people, not just illnesses
Southwestern Adventist University's nursing program will prepare you to become a leader in health care. Small class sizes with dedicated professors mean personalized mentoring as you develop wholistic thinking, comprehensive patient assessment skills, and clinical judgment. Our nursing students have a NCLEX pass rate above the national average. You will enter the profession prepared to engage with co-workers and embrace change, optimizing patient outcomes by addressing not just the physical but all aspects of health.
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Southwestern Adventist University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20001, 202-887-6791. The nursing program is fully approved by the Board of Nursing for the State of Texas, 333 Guadalupe #3 - 460, Austin, TX 87801, 512-305-7400.
Nursing Faculty Accomplishments
- Faculty Doctoral research project: Creating evidence-based initiatives to improve population health outcomes
- Full Plate Living and Reversing Diabetes grant-funded community research project: faculty-led, with student involvement
- Depression screening protocol: Creation with implementation in a community
- Membership in Sigma Theta Tau, Nursing Honor Society
- Board certification in area of nursing practice
- Participation in a 3-day mega-clinic (Your Best Pathway to Health) in Fort Worth: all faculty and students
- Use of innovative, evidence-based teaching-learning strategies inside and outside the classroom
- Faith Community Nursing education certificate
- Certified in CPR and ACLS instruction
- Certified Mental Health First Aid instruction
News & Events
Nursing Transfer Day
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Name: Tina Bottsford
Phone: 817-202-6408
Email: tinabot@swau.edu
Nurses Dedication
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Nurses Dedication
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The public is invited to the annual Nursing Dedication, a special ceremony where nursing students consecrate their lives to service for others.
Reception to follow.
Keene SDA Church
114 N Fairview St
Keene, TX 76059-2310
Programs
Your Future
Careers
A degree in nursing opens the door to one of the fastest growing and most-in-demand career fields. Research supports the increase in quality outcomes when nurses have a bachelor's degree (BSN) and many hospitals are hiring with a goal of all BSN nurses. Many of Southwestern’s graduates work in specialty areas, leadership and management positions, nursing education, or specialty areas. Many others have completed graduate programs and become nurse practitioners, midwives, or nurse anesthetists. BSN graduates have greater opportunities for career advancement and expanded access to over 100 specialty nursing roles.
Professions
- Staff Nurse
- Nurse Midwife
- Nurse Educator
- Community Health Nurse
- Flight Nurse
- Mental Health Clinician
- Critical Care Nurse
- Case Manager
- Nursing Director
- Operating Room Nurse
>1 million
RN job openings nationwide
expected by 2024