Exterior of the School of Nursing on the HSC Campus as sunset approaches.

Mission, Vision and Values

Mission

To role model professional excellence and to educate professional nurses who are prepared to achieve distinction in: 1) leadership, 2) innovation, 3) practice, 4) research/scholarship, 5) engagement, and 6) service to meet the evolving health needs of a diverse society.

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Vision

To improve health and health outcomes by transforming healthcare and healthcare systems in partnership with consumers, stakeholders and other healthcare professionals.

Core Values

Accountability - Professional responsibility to Nursing and society that is the foundation for our core values which are:

  • Compassion - The ability to acknowledge others’ perspectives with concern for their wellbeing
  • Curiosity - A strong desire to learn and to know more as a life-long learner
  • Engagement - Mutual, collaborative relationships/partnerships focused on students, faculty, staff, professionals, consumers, and community stakeholders
  • Integrity - Behaving in an ethical, reliable, and accountable way in personal and professional environments
  • Respect - Demonstration of esteem for, or a sense of worth or value toward, others through communications and actions
  • Innovation - Application of novel solutions to meet new requirements, as well as unaddressed or emerging needs