Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing

At Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, our students, faculty and staff are part of an environment that values and practices excellence in nursing education.

We educate future nurses who are passionate about making a difference in the lives of others. And nowhere is a better environment to transform that passion than here, where we enjoy partnerships with several of the nation’s leaders in health care, possess the most advanced resources for learning, and have faculty and staff dedicated to mentoring students to achieve their fullest potential.

Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing  prepare exceptional nurse leaders in an academic learner-centered environment.

1. Provide a student-centered educational environment that respects and values the diversity of all persons and fosters life-long learning.

2. Educate learners within a rigorous, evidence-based curriculum designed to advance nursing knowledge and ultimately enhance health-related outcomes.

3. Promote interprofessional education for collaborative practice within the Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education Center at Washington University Campus and our larger community.

4. Facilitate the development of nurses who provide safe, competent, compassionate, culturally appropriate, and ethical care throughout the continuum of care.

5. Develop professional nurses who will assume leadership to improve healthcare outcomes in their communities.

6. Develop professional nurses who influence global healthcare and understand the social determinants of health and health care policies that may impact the provision of care.

7. Promote the use of technology to foster skills that enhance patient safety; provide access to information for clinical decision-making for improved outcomes.

8. Engage in the development, implementation and dissemination of research to improve professional practice, patient outcomes, and advance nursing practice.

To become a premiere College, in partnership with BJC HealthCare and other valued academic partners, by offering a robust interprofessional curricular portfolio that develops a health care workforce equipped with needed and expanding competencies.

 legacy began in 1902 with the founding of Jewish Hospital School of Nursing. Dedicated to the tradition of learning and to the value of health care without discrimination, it was one of the first schools in the nation accredited by the National League of Nursing. By the early 1990s, the school had expanded to a college offering associate, bachelor, and master degrees in nursing and allied health programs.

Barnes Hospital School of Nursing began its own journey in 1955. Founded after Washington University closed its affiliated nursing program, the school eventually lent its name so that its students could earn a four-year bachelor of nursing degree through the Barnes College of Nursing at University of Missouri-St. Louis.