Learn While you Work
Through a blend of online and in-person coursework, and combined with community health fieldwork, this program allows working students to excel.
New roles for nurses are emerging and nursing education is changing to meet the complex health care needs of our population. Grounded in the science of caring and mindfulness practice, and in partnership with local health care agencies, Humboldt’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program prepares registered nurses with the knowledge, attitude, and skills to address the unique needs of rural and tribal communities.
A Rural Perspective
Students will gain unique perspectives on the complex social health needs of a remote and rural region with numerous Tribal communities.
Personal Attention
Our small cohort size means close collaboration with other students and meaningful connections with professors and advisors.
Accreditation
The baccalaureate degree program in nursing at Cal Poly Humboldt is pursuing initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education.
Program Overview
Humboldt’s RN-BSN program expands on clinical nursing skills to provide students with a larger lens to view the social determinants of health in communities where their patients live, work, and play. Registered nurses bring lived experience working in health care and insight into the needs of our community.
The BSN degree enhances this training and experience to provide nurses with a systems perspective on improving health care for all. Nurses will develop the leadership and communications skills needed to be interdisciplinary partners in delivering higher-quality care at a lower cost, in a way that increases access and reduces burnout among the health care workforce.
Career Options
BSN-prepared nurses will gain essential skills in critical thinking and change management and will be prepared to lead and promote innovation in health care systems.
Emerging Roles for Nurses
- Public Health Nursing
- RN Care Coordinator
- Chronic Disease Manager
- Leadership and Management
- Team-Based Care Leader
- RN visits
- Telehealth
- Health & Wellness Coach
- Health Education
- Disaster Response
Where you might work
- Public Health Department
- Veterans Affairs
- VA Hospitals
- Primary Care Practice
- Hospital
- Outpatient Clinics
- Ambulatory Care Centers
- Community Health Clinic
- Hospice/Palliative Care
- Home Health Nursing
- Rural Health Center
- Schools
