芝加哥洛约拉大学

The Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing’s undergraduate program educates and graduates competent and caring nursing professionals. The academic program teaches the skills required for nursing and helps students develop the abilities to think critically, to analyze complex situations, to make sound clinical decisions and to deliver safe nursing care.

The program is a four-year direct entry bachelor’s degree program designed to effectively teach students the required skills and knowledge to become a Registered Nurse.

Clinical Simulation Learning Laboratory

The Clinical Simulation Learning Laboratory (CSLL) gives students the opportunity to learn basic clinical skills in a comfortable, non-threatening environment prior to entering patient care settings. Faculty and experienced laboratory instructors use state-of-the-art video and computer teaching tools to assist in developing nursing knowledge.

Clinical Rotations

With the solid foundation of theory and clinical skills learned in the classroom and the CSLL, students complete seven clinical rotations in a variety of settings that may include:

• Loyola University Health System and Adventist-Hinsdale Hospital; Advocate-Lutheran General, Good Samaritan and Illinois Masonic Hospitals; Ann & Robert H. Lurie Hospital; Cadence-Central DuPage Hospital; McNeal Health Network; North Shore University-Evanston; Northwest Community Hospital; Northwestern Memorial Hospital; Presence Health-Resurrection, St. Joseph and St. Francis Hospitals; Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago; Rush North Shore Medical Center; Swedish Covenant Hospital; University of Illinois Hospital; University of Chicago Hospitals; Hines Veteran's Administration Hospital
• Selected long-term care facilities and senior centers
• School-based health centers such as Proviso East High School
• Psychiatric settings and other medical facilities

Clinical Role Transition (CRT)

Clinical Role Transition is the final clinical rotation and is considered to be the capstone course of the program. CRT provides an intensive clinical experience with students assuming the role of a beginning nurse under the guidance of a professional mentor.

CRT occurs during the final seven weeks of the program. Students are expected to successfully complete a 120 clock hour clinical rotation prior to graduation.

Clinical Assignments

Clinical placements are assigned by the School of Nursing at random. Each student will receive a clinical placement/s based on their current theory course. Clinical groups are fluid and often change from semester to semester. Students should not expect to remain in the same clinical group.