Mission

The nursing program aims to encourage our students to be citizens of the world. We encourage our students to embrace differences in each other, society, and other countries. Our goal is to expose our students to diverse societies, offer them opportunities to expand their worlds, change their lives, and shape their futures as leaders of global healthcare. Faculty members are challenged to become more intentionally global and creative in meeting the demands of the world’s population.

Our Philosophy

Nursing is a humanistic science grounded in the liberal arts and sciences. This foundation when integrated with evidence based nursing provides the basis of professional practice. Professional practice is the provision of care in primary, secondary, and tertiary health care settings. The fusion of the liberal arts/sciences and nursing science establishes the basis for a systematic approach to holistic collaborative care based on best practice. Best practice includes an awareness of cultural, ethical, social, policy and regulatory environments. Graduates of the nursing programs accomplish professional practice through their roles as leaders, consultants, educators and researchers.

The faculty has a responsibility to provide a nursing education through a variety of pedagogical approaches with a strong emphasis on technological strategies. Students learn optimally in an atmosphere immersed in humanism, innovation and technology. The environment is flexible, dynamic and student-centered allowing for a free exchange of ideas.

The faculty believes in lifelong learning and modeling leadership within the profession. They demonstrate this through their practice, research and participation in scholarly activities.

Organizing Framework

The foundation of the nursing programs and the metaparadigm concepts are operationalized through the following seven constructs:

1. Knowledge
2. Evidence Based Research and Practice
3. Informational Management
4. Professionalism
5. Social Advocacy
6. Leadership
7. Role function

These constructs are used in designing the curriculum and are reflected in all course syllabi.

1. The ANA Scope and Standard of Professional Practice (ANA, 2004), The Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing Practice (AACN, 2008), and the NLN Core Competencies of Nurse Educators (NLN, 2008) were used in designing the undergraduate curricula.
2. Coessentials of Masters Education (AACN, 2011), and Criteria for Evaluation of Nurse Practitioner Programs (NTF, 2012), and Nurse Executive Competencies (ADNE, 2008), were used in the design of the graduate programs.