Health Promotion in Community
Emphasis on caring for the whole person in light of God’s command to care for his creation. Students integrate the concepts they're learning as part of health promotion in the community.
Dordt University
Training Christian Nurses
As a nursing major at Dordt, you will gain the technical skills required to be a nurse, and you will be prepared to enter the healthcare industry as a Christian.
You will get hands-on experience in providing treatments necessary for a patient’s improved or continued health. You will learn how to take care of others holistically during their time of need.
Program Opportunities
The accredited bachelor of science in nursing (B.S.N.) at Dordt is a four-year program of study. As a nursing major, you'll also take Dordt's Core Program courses, which will help broaden your view of nursing.
Clinical experience will be in area hospitals and in the surrounding community.
Students will be eligible for NCLEX-RN state board licensure upon completion of the B.S.N.
Sample Courses
Pharmacology in Nursing Practice
This is part one of a course that focuses on foundational pharmacological concepts that include drug categories, pharmacokinetics, expected actions, and untoward outcomes.
Health Assessment
Students will develop skills related to comprehensive health assessment of the individual client which will be used as the basis for decision making and intervention. Theory and lab practice for assessing an individual.
A Top Midwest Regional University
Dordt University is ranked number five on the “Regional Universities (Midwest)” ranking released by the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges and is the top-ranked school in Iowa in the category.
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About Dordt University
Located in Sioux Center, Iowa, Dordt University is a Christian university committed to helping you serve in the real world—right now, today.
Dordt University is ranked number six on the “Regional Universities (Midwest)” ranking by 2023-24 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges and is the top-ranked school in Iowa in the category. The mission of Dordt's Christian community is to equip students to work toward Christ-centered renewal in all areas of life.
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Nursing Education Center
Hands-On Learning
The Zylstra Nursing Education Center includes:
- a large classroom
- a skills lab
- two simulation labs with control and debrief rooms
- faculty offices
Simulation Labs
The simulation labs include two high-fidelity manikins that can breathe and blink.
The instructors control and talk through the manikin behind one-way glass in the control room.
Both manikins can emulate a variety of health situations that occur in real life, including a manikin that can give birth.
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Dordt, a Christian university in Sioux Center, Iowa, has been ranked a top college in the Midwest by U.S. News and World Report and Wall Street Journal / Times Higher Education. Dordt draws students from all over the country and the world. Dordt’s top majors include education, business, engineering, agriculture, and nursing. As an institution of higher education committed to the Reformed Christian perspective, Dordt University equips students, alumni, and the broader community to work effectively toward Christ-centered renewal in all aspects of contemporary life.