Learn More About Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences

As an institution of higher education closely affiliated with Saint Luke’s™ Health System, the Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences seeks to prepare graduates to become health professionals that can effectively meet the health care needs of diverse populations and work in a variety of complex organizations.

Comprehensive Offerings

Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences recognized the need to adapt to trends in higher education, healthcare education and general education, so we joined Rockhurst University to become a college of nursing and health sciences.

Our full complement of course offerings are structured to allow students to advance their knowledge continuously and seamlessly and further their career opportunities. We are committed to preparing the health care workforce of tomorrow by offering many types of degrees ranging from certificates to graduate-level degrees.

Mission

As a learner-centered, service, and community-minded College, we develop reflective leaders in nursing and health sciences who are ethical, inclusive, and compassionate professionals.

Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences is an educational leader serving exceptional students pursuing healthcare professions including Communication Sciences and Disorders (Speech Therapy), Exercise Science, Health Science, Nursing, Medical Assisting, Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy. As a comprehensive university affiliated with Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City, the college seeks to prepare health professional leaders to effectively meet the health care needs of diverse populations in complex organizations and in a variety of settings. A broad base of knowledge derived from liberal education studies is integrated into each program as a foundation for personal growth, professional education, and practice. A stimulating academic environment focuses on the discovery, scholarship, and practice to address societal needs in healthcare.

Vision

We aspire to transform and strengthen the learning, health, and well-being of our dynamic society.

Saint Luke’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences aspires to be a leading educational institution for preparing professionals in the health industry. Further, we seek to continue our collaborative relationship with the region’s quality leader, Saint Luke’s Hospital and the Saint Luke’s Health System, affording our students leading-edge research and clinical educational opportunities.

Values, Goals and Principles

The Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences (NHS) students will demonstrate accountability by consistency and fairness in thoughts and actions; integrity by recognizing individual responsibility and equality through a mutual commitment to each other; knowledge defined through the preparation of intelligent, humble, and passionate caregivers providing service to others; professionalism by responsibly and efficiently demonstrating greatness to every population served; excellence by the consistent dedication to being the best; respect by positively regarding each other through actions and open, honest dialogue and leadership by providing results through an efficient and ethical approach to work. 

The goals of Saint Luke's College of Nursing and Health Sciences stem from the Learning Themes of the University. The goals are:

• Promoting analytical skills and critical thinking (academic knowledge; critical and creative thinking) 
• Facilitating leadership skill development (leadership; self-formation)
• Advocating for social justice (social justice; self-formation)
• Promoting life-long learning (self-formation)
• Forging partnerships within the community (communication)
• Developing cultural competence (international and cultural understanding; self-formation)
• Developing ethical perspectives (ethical justice; self-formation)

NHS has five unique principles intentionally integrated into the curriculum of each program. The principles allow the students to apply concepts learned to the real world. Each discipline in NHS commits to these five principles and maps each principle to opportunities provided throughout the curriculum. We believe these principles support the mission and vision of the college and university.

• Interprofessional experiences
• Creation or use of evidence via research
• Service using gifts and talents
• Communication and collaborative skill-building opportunities
• Inclusion and diversity appreciation

Interdisciplinary Studies

Rockhurst University offers a wide range of Interdisciplinary Programs that incorporate two or more areas of study to prepare students for diverse careers in a global context. Focusing on an interdisciplinary approach allows students to learn a variety of academic topics and skills that they can apply after graduation to seek innovative solutions to complex problems.