Pacific Lutheran University

At Pacific Lutheran University School of Nursing, students find themselves in a learning environment where they can work with outstanding faculty staff to gain knowledge and skills and also share professional experiences with expert clinical preceptors and become exceptional nurses. 

Students learn to provide evidence-based, clinically competent care for individuals, families, and communities in all kinds of diverse populations. They also become apt in the use of information systems, patient care technologies, and interprofessional communication strategies to support safe nursing practice. Students learn to perfect their clinical skills in high-fidelity clinical simulation labs and apply those skills in real-life scenarios in clinical rotations throughout the region. 

Similarly, the graduates have a strong alumni network which allows them to stay in touch with fellow graduates so that they can find ways to contribute to PLU and its students.

Undergraduates Programs: The BSN program comprises of the Traditional BSN and LPN to BSN tracks. The program enables students to practice as generalist nurses within a complex healthcare system. 

Graduate Programs: The MSN degree prepares students to provide direct and indirect care to a diverse group of people in a variety of settings. The graduates have been working exceptionally well in the current, complex healthcare systems environment.

Similarly, the DNP program offers two specialty tracks; FNP and Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. The graduates develop and evaluate quality within a health system, collaborate with inter-professional teams to improve health outcomes, and become leaders in the nursing profession.

There is also a Post Graduate Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program for individuals who already hold an ARNP license. This program is available for both post-master’s and post-doctoral entry options.

The nursing school at Pacific Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Tacoma, Washington. Its nursing programs are accredited by ACEN, ACME, CCNE and COA.

Degree types you can earn at Pacific Lutheran University include CNL, Family Nurse Practitioner and Registered Nursing, and the school provides its offerings to students via campus and hybrid formats. The level of nursing programs offered to nursing students include Bachelor Degree, BSN to DNP, LPN to BSN, Master Degree and MSN to DNP level degrees.

For nursing students in Washington, the state average NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is 89.15% and for BSN programs is 89.26%. The average national NCLEX-RN passing rate for ADN programs is N/A% and for BSN programs is N/A%.

Out of 47 nursing schools in Washington, the nursing program at Pacific Lutheran University ranks #6 in the state, and out of more than 1,700 nursing programs nationally, it ranks #353. It's 3-year average NCLEX-RN passing rate is 88.21%, giving the Pacific Lutheran University an overall grade of B.

Nursing Program Stats at a Glance for Pacific Lutheran University

• Grade: B
• NCLEX-RN Passing Rate Average: 88.21%
• Washington State Rank: 6
• National Rank: 353

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