Brief history
The School of Nursing, established in 1905, was the first in a group of schools that in 1961 became Loma Linda University. In 1949 the School of Nursing became a college-based program granting the baccalaureate degree. In 1970 the associate in science degree program was started as an integral part of the School. The first master's degrees in nursing were granted in 1957.

Mission statement
The mission of the School of Nursing, in accord with the comprehensive mission of Loma Linda University, is the education of professional nurses who are dedicated to excellence in nursing science. Individuals from diverse ethnic, cultural, and racial backgrounds are encouraged to embrace opportunities for lifelong growth and satisfaction from a career committed to health care. Baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs contribute to the development of expert clinicians, educators, administrators and researchers who benefit society by providing and improving delivery of whole-person care to clients -- individuals, families, groups, and communities. Committed to Christian service and distinctive Seventh-day Adventist ideals, the school seeks to reflect God's love through its teaching and healing ministry.

Honor society
Through the nursing honor society, which was established in 1973, the School of Nursing further fosters academic excellence and the pursuit of Christian graces. In 1975, in recognition of the School's aim of excellence, this honor society, by vote of the national society, became an official chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International, the international honor society for nursing. Installation of the Loma Linda University School of Nursing's Gamma Alpha Chapter occurred on April 11, 1976. Students and other nurses of excellence, upon meeting the established criteria, become members by invitation.

Professional memberships
LLUSN holds agency memberships and actively participates in the following major professional organizations: American Association of Colleges of Nursing, National League for Nursing, and Western Institute for Nursing.

Contact LLUSN
Loma Linda University School of Nursing
West Hall, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA
Telephone: (909) 558-4923, (800) 422-4558
Fax: (909) 558-4134
 

Our primary responsibility is the education of students, who come from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, enabling them to acquire the foundation of knowledge, skills, values, attitudes, and behaviors appropriate for their chosen academic or health-care ministry. We nurture their intellectual curiosity. We facilitate their development into active, independent learners. We provide continuing educational opportunities for our alumni and professional peers. We encourage a personal Christian faith that permeates the lives of those we educate.

Our faculty, staff, and administration
We respect our faculty, staff, and administration who through education, research, and service create a stimulating learning environment for our students. They contribute to the development of new understandings in their chosen fields. They demonstrate both Christian values and competence in their scholarship and professions.

Our patients and others we serve
We provide humanitarian service through people, programs, and facilities. We promote healthful living and respond to the therapeutic and rehabilitative needs of people. We seek to enhance the quality of life for individuals in local, regional, national, and world communities.