NURSING
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The Dordt Difference Qualified nurses are in high demand. Nursing is at the top of the Labor Department’s list for job growth. Hospitals are increasingly hiring highly educated nurses with a bachelor of science in nursing (B.S.N.) degree. The Dordt College nursing program will prepare you for this demanding job market. Students in our innovative program are eligible to take the licensing test in three or three and a half years and, with one additional year, can earn a B.S.N. degree. By attending Dordt College for a bachelor’s degree, nurses gain a strong background in the sciences, current health care issues, cross-cultural care, and continued preparation for clinical nursing. At Dordt College, you will find instructors who are committed to helping nurses develop Christian character, professional values, strong core competencies, and a commitment to lifelong learning. Employment surveys done six months after graduation show that students who have completed Dordt’s accredited B.S.N. degree have a 100 percent employment rate. When you enter the workforce, you will have learned to care for patients in a way that demonstrates your Christian commitment to serving others.
ACCREDITATION The Dordt College nursing program recently was accredited at the highest level—for 10 years—by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
THE PROGRAM At Dordt College, you receive an education that prepares you for lifelong service. Graduates with bachelor’s degrees in nursing have a broad base in areas such as sociology, psychology, natural science, and social science. The curriculum is comprised of • nursing courses • clinical experience • a foundation of liberal arts and sciences A low instructor-to-student ratio gives a high-quality learning environment with opportunities for one-on-one instruction. You will spend your first year taking Core Program courses on Dordt’s campus. In years two and three, you will spend four semesters doing course work and gaining clinical experiences via St. Luke’s College. Most nursing courses are offered on Dordt’s campus; clinicals are completed in Sioux City. Upon successful completion of the four St. Luke’s semesters, you will be eligible to take the National Council Licensure Exam for registered nurses. During your fourth year, your nursing courses are all on Dordt’s campus and focus on community health and family nursing, cross-cultural care, and using nursing research. Upon completion you will earn the B.S.N. degree.
FACILITIES Dordt’s nursing building is equipped with a skills lab, a conference and gathering room, a student study room, and faculty offices.
THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS Dordt’s B.S.N. major is wrapped around an associate of science in nursing (A.S.N.) from our collaborative partner, St. Luke’s College, located in Sioux City, 45 minutes south of Sioux Center.
Through a consortium agreement, upon acceptance into the St. Luke’s College nursing program nursing students are simultaneously enrolled at both institutions. For nursing students this means highquality, hospital-based nursing education provided by St. Luke’s College, a seamless financial aid process conducted entirely through Dordt College, the opportunity to participate in co-curriculars such as athletics, music, etc., as part of Dordt’s four-year residential campus.
St. Luke’s has a fully functioning nursing skills lab on its campus. St. Luke’s Regional Medical Center offers state-of-the-art clinical experience. The hospital is known for high-quality patient care in its medical-surgical, obstetric, neonatal, pediatric/adult intensive care, geriatric, oncology, surgery, emergency/outpatient, coronary, and burn trauma units. The fourth year R.N./B.S.N. students’ clinical practicum is spent in community health agencies across northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota.
THE FACULTY DORDT COLLEGE Debbie Bomgaars, Ph.D., R.N., Associate Professor of Nursing. Diploma R.N., St. Joseph Mercy School of Nursing Marian Health Center; B.S.N., Briar Cliff College; M.S.N., Nebraska Methodist College of Allied Health Science; Ph.D., South Dakota State University Kathryn Vander Veen, Ph.D., APRN, FNP-BC., Associate Professor of Nursing. B.S.N., University of Utah; M.S.N., Uniformed Services University; Ph.D., University of South Dakota Amy Van Beek, M.S.N., Instructor of Nursing, Clinical Outreach Coordinator. B.S.N., University of Iowa; M.S.N., Walden University
ST. LUKE’S COLLEGE Pam Banks, M.S.N., R.N. Michelle Barta, M.S.N., R.N. Susan Bowers, Ed.D., M.S.N., R.N., Dean of Nursing Education Karen Eberle, M.S.N., RNC-OB, CNE Pam Fox, M.S.N., R.N. Holly Galles, DNP, PM HNP, M.S.N./ M.B.A., R.N. August 2015
Renae Grill, B.S.N., R.N. Ronda Hildebrand, B.S.N., R.N. Lori Hoesing, M.S.N., R.N Molly Hunter, B.S.N., R.N. Courtney Jackson, B.S., R.N. Deb Juffer, M.S., R.N. Lorall Karpuk, M.S.N., R.N Peggy Mace, B.S.N., R.N.
Rosanne McNertney, B.S.N., R.N. Shannon Merk, M.S.N., R.N., OCN Mary Otterby, M.A., B.S.N., R.N. Stephanie Palmersheim, M.S.N., R.N. Lorraine Sacino-Murphy, M.S.N., RN-BC, CNE, Department Chair Beth Sitzmann, M.S.N., R.N., CNE Heather Stehr, M.S.N., B.S.N., R.N.