The Mission of the Department of Nursing is to provide an accessible, quality professional nursing education which will:

  • Foster the acquisition of professional knowledge, values, and skills;
  • Facilitate the development of leadership, professional vision, and advocacy to promote quality in health care for diverse and underserved populations; and
  • Prepare nursing professionals to practice evidence-based nursing in a dynamic healthcare environment.

 Core Values

 

  • Student success
  • Seamless access to a quality nursing education
  • Prepare future nursing leaders to practice in a diverse environment

 

Goals

 

  • Prepare nursing students with the knowledge, capacity for critical inquiry and thinking and skills to function in a variety of practice settings
  • Provide an environment in which students develop cultural competency in health care
  • Promote the professional values, beliefs, and behaviors necessary for providing leadership in the delivery of health care in the 21st century
  • Foster in students a commitment to lifelong learning