Louise Herrington School of Nursing
Learn. Lead. Serve.
Located in the heart of Dallas, the Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing prepares baccalaureate and graduate level nurses within a Christian community for professional practice, healthcare leadership, and worldwide service.
Undergraduate Programs
Students complete two years of upper-division professional coursework at the school (two years for BSN Traditional or 12 months for BSN FastBacc), located on the campus of Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, a world-famous teaching and research hospital, in a city that is known around the globe as one of the leading centers for medicine and health care.
Graduate Programs
The Louise Herrington School of Nursing offers the Baccalaureate in Nursing to Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees in Family Nurse Practitioner, Neonatal Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Midwifery and Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner . We also offer a separate Doctor of Nursing Practice - Executive Nurse Leadership (DNP-ENL) degree and United States Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing (USAGPAN).
News
More NewsNational Healthcare Simulation Week, Sept. 16-20, celebrates healthcare simulations, which have been in use for around 20 years. The Louise Herrington School of Nursing shared their perspective on the importance of “SIMs” in the nursing school.
In the spirit of commemorating the success of our August 2024 graduates, Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing hosted a Pinning and Recognition Ceremony on August 16, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. at Fellowship Dallas, 9330 North Central Expressway, Dallas, Texas.
Baylor University has announced the appointment of Karen J. Foli, Ph.D., RN, ANEF, FAAN, as the inaugural Louise Herrington Endowed Chair in Mental Health Nursing, the first endowed chair position in the history of Baylor’s Louise Herrington School of Nursing (LHSON). She comes to Baylor from the Purdue University School of Nursing and will begin her tenure with the LHSON on Aug. 1.
The Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing (LHSON) hosted its 2nd annual CompassRN Student Nurse Summer Camp on Wednesday, July 10 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. welcoming 30 campers (9th & 12th graders from local schools) plus four adult volunteers. The camp allowed students to hear from nursing faculty, nursing students and tour the LHSON and Clinical Simulation Building. They learned about nursing school programs and admission requirements and observed a few basic nursing skills in the simulation lab. The priority focus was on the campers engagement and interaction so they could gain an understanding of what it looks like to be in nursing school.