School of Nursing

Overview | Nursing

With an aging society, the demand for nurses is high. More than ever, competent Christian nurses are needed to extend compassion to patients who find themselves in a complex health care system. Maranatha’s Nursing program equips you to succeed wherever God calls you to serve, whether in a major metropolitan hospital, a home health center, or an African village clinic. Working toward this degree, you complete over 1,000 hours of clinical experience in local hospitals and other healthcare facilities. The program leads to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and offers excellent preparation for a fulfilling career in nursing.

Program Outcomes

Upon completion of the Maranatha Baptist University BSN program, the graduate will possess knowledge, skills, and dispositions so that they can:

• Demonstrate critical thinking by making sound clinical judgments, which incorporate nursing science, evidence-based practice, liberal arts knowledge, and a biblical worldview.
• Integrate therapeutic communication techniques effectively with clients, families, and members of the healthcare community, using a variety of communication resources and methods.
• Provide compassionate, culturally competent, holistic nursing care in a variety of settings.
• Apply biblical and managerial principles of leadership in managing resources to achieve quality healthcare outcomes.
• Demonstrate responsibility and accountability for nursing judgments and actions within a biblical worldview.
• Pursue knowledge and expertise through continued nursing practice, research, and community involvement to enhance spiritual and professional growth and development.
• Advocate for excellence in nursing care, policy, and practice using the biblical model and the nursing paradigm.
• Coordinate client-centered, collaborative care using various secular and faith-based resources.