Our Nursing BSN/MSN dual enrollment program offers students a holistic approach to the nursing profession. You’ll have abundant opportunities to apply what you learn in local hospitals, clinics and community outreach programs to needy communities around the world through the School of Nursing and PBA’s Gregory Center for Medical Missions. A number of area hospitals offer internship programs including the VA’s summer Valor Program, and upon the successful completion of your first semester of your junior year, you’ll qualify to work as a nurse technician at most local hospitals.
Licensure and Certifications
PBA’s BSN nursing program prepares graduates to sit for the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX), a nationwide examination for the licensing of nurses in the United States. Passing the exam is a prerequisite to nursing licensure in the USA.
Program Learning Outcomes
1. Synthesize theoretical and empirical knowledge from the liberal arts, sciences, humanities, Christian faith to support ethical decision making for optimal health outcomes.
2. Apply organizational and systems leadership principles to strengthen nursing practice and healthcare delivery.
3. Analyze research and scholarly activities that support evidence based practice, nursing education, clinical practice, and healthcare organization.
4. Analyze technology and information systems to improve healthcare quality and safety clinical prevention and population health.
5. Analyze healthcare policy to improve patient and community health outcomes.
6. Develop collaborations with leaders in nursing and other disciplines to improve the quality of professional nursing practice and health outcomes.
7. Demonstrate nursing practice at the master’s degree level.
Program Courses
PBA is known throughout the region for the quality of nursing graduates we produce each year. This is a result of our proven curriculum and exceptional instructors who serve as students’ mentors and bring decades of real-world experience. Other distinctives include:
- Christ-Centered Experience—concepts of faith and biblical principles are at the center of everything nursing students experience.
- Holistic Approach—we strongly believe, and teach our students, that true healthcare involves sociocultural understanding and spiritual encouragement in addition to the physical.
- Advanced Labs and Technology—you will benefit from training with the most advanced nursing lab technologies and patient simulation resources, preparing you to step in and succeed on day one.
- Personalized Learning—you will be guided by expert faculty who bring years of nursing experience at places such as Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center; Bethesda Memorial Hospital in Boynton Beach, Florida; Good Samaritan Medical Center.
Nursing Opportunities & Outcomes
The School of Nursing has a vast range of opportunities for both our students and our graduates. From student clubs and organizations to externships and internships, you can get involved!
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Graduates of the program are ready to sit for the national licensing exam in order to obtain their RN license and begin careers in the various fields of nursing. Many program alumni also pursue a graduate degree. Since our founding, PBA nursing graduates have achieved an average pass rate of 93% on the national licensure exam, and are employed by respected healthcare organizations around the country, some of which include:
- Duke Medical Center
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Cleveland Clinic
- Community Health Clinic of West Palm Beach
- Emory Healthcare of Atlanta
- Florida Cancer Specialists
- Florida Department of Health
- Jupiter Medical Group
- Marcus Neuroscience Institute
- Palm Beach Cardiology
- St. Mary’s Medical Center
- Team Health
Our program delivers specific benefits such as:
- An emphasis on problem-solving skills and other practical aspects of healthcare leadership
- An emphasis on critical thinking and real-life experience
- Curriculum designed to minimize redundancy, engage learning
- A faith-based approach to education that supports calling and service
- Curriculum that is offered in a combination of convenient, hybrid courses delivered online and monthly, in-person classes at PBA’s West Palm Beach campus
- Two program entry points each year: August and January (with application deadlines of July 1 and November 15)
- You’ll finish PBA with 36-39 graduate credits
- The solid reputation of the Palm Beach Atlantic School of Nursing
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing, master’s degree program in nursing, and Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Palm Beach Atlantic University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
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