Huldah Buntain, who with her husband Mark founded a missions hospital in Calcutta more than 50 years ago, with Northwest University Nursing students in India.
The Mark and Huldah Buntain
School of Nursing
The Mark and Huldah Buntain School of Nursing at Northwest University graduates scholarly professional nurses who practice from a uniquely Christian worldview and are dedicated to helping all human beings in pursuit of holistic health.
Upon successful completion of the four-year pre-nursing courses and nursing curriculum requirements, students are prepared to sit for the national licensure examination leading to the Registered Nurse (RN) status in the State of Washington. This licensure allows graduates to practice professional nursing in health care systems across Washington State and seek reciprocal licensure in all states and territories of the United States of America or potentially work in other countries.
A Word from the Dean
The Mark and Huldah Buntain School of Nursing at Northwest University is distinctive in its emphasis on cross-cultural nursing and its focus on the integration of Christian faith into nursing practice.
Our professors have nursing experience in a variety of domestic and international contexts, making them invaluable resources for our students as they pursue their goals. Our commitment to cross-cultural experience and expertise is evidenced in the requirement that seniors spend a month in a cross-cultural setting that integrates nursing and faith.
The School of Nursing at Northwest University is named after Mark and Huldah Buntain, who founded a missions hospital in Calcutta, India, more than 50 years ago. Huldah Buntain is pictured above with some of our nursing students.
– Carl Christensen, RN, PhD
Dean, School of Nursing
A Commitment to Excellence
The School of Nursing at Northwest University is committed to excellence. This starts in the 
classroom, where experienced professors meet with motivated students.
“It’s not easy,” states Cheri Goit, RN, MN, an assistant professor who also specializes in perinatal nursing, “but it’s worth it when you are making decisions that determine the health and the life of your patient. The academic rigor of the program is clearly expressed in that it leads to a Baccalaureate Degree.”
A Commitment to Christian Values
“Nursing is so technical that some nursing programs leave out the spiritual and emotional side of nursing” states Julie Reese, a 2006 graduate 
who works in the Cardio Telemetry Unit at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle.
“Nurses from Northwest stand out because they integrate their faith with their learning. As a result, we are able to treat more than just the physical needs of a patient, we can also minister to the emotional and spiritual needs of the entire person.”
A Commitment to Cross-Cultural Experience
During their senior year, students complete an intensive clinical, spending a month in places 
such as Zambia, Taiwan, India, Mexico or a remote part of Alaska. This nursing and ministry experience prepares students to provide care across cultures, whether they are serving diverse populations in the U.S. or working in an international context.
Julie Reese is pictured in India with patients both young and old, and with her classmates and Melba Kattner, RN, DNP, an Assistant Professor of Nursing.
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