Walla Walla University School of Nursing accreditations

 The nursing program is approved by:

• The State of Washington Department of Health - Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
• The Oregon State Board for Nursing 

Walla Walla University is accredited by the Northwest Association for Schools and Colleges

Walla Walla University is a non-profit corporation authorized by the State of Oregon to offer and confer the academic degree of Bachelor of Science with a major in nursing described in the current university Bulletin following a determination that state academic standards will be satisfied under OAR 538-030.

The outcomes of the curriculum are:

1. Demonstrate sensitivity, compassion and respect while providing patient centered care.
2. Synthesize knowledge and principles from the humanities, sciences, and nursing to form purposeful judgment.
3. Apply the nursing process in diverse settings to provide care for individuals, families, communities and populations.
4. Safely perform complex therapeutic nursing interventions (with occasional supportive cues) directed at promotion and maintenance of health behaviors, prevention of disease, recovery from illness, or acceptance of death.
5. Initiate effective communication and teamwork/collaborative skills to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered care.
6. Integrate informatics to manage information, mitigate error and support decision making in a variety of settings.
7. Utilize healthcare research to support evidence-based practice.
8. Apply leadership and management principles to effectively develop safety and quality improvement initiatives.
9. Integrate ethical principles and legal regulations into evidence-based practice.
10. Demonstrate professional integrity, responsibility, accountability, and self-directed learning.
    
    View outcome data 2018-2021 here.

The Bachelor in Science with a major in Nursing program at Walla Walla University meets the educational requirements for professional RN licensure in all 50 US states and the following jurisdictions:

• Date Reviewed: July, 2022
• Will be reviewed annually

Note: The educational requirements for professional RN licensure requirements for American Samoa cannot be determined at the time of the last review.

Title IV - Regulation 34 CFR 668.43