The environment affects the health and well-being of its people. Families, groups, organizations, communities, and economic, political, and ecological systems comprise the environment. The relationship between the various systems in the environment is dynamic and interactive. When one system changes, it affects the other systems, including the individual. Health is a state of wholeness or integrity of the individual or larger system at any point along a continuum of health, illness, or disability.
Health is influenced by the interrelationships among the many systems.
Individuals and other systems may be empowered to achieve and maintain the highest possible level of health. Each student brings unique past experiences, life styles, learning patterns, and life goals to the learning environment. Faculty assist the students in their learning by acting as facilitator, resource person, and role model in the classroom and practice settings by stimulating intellectual curiosity, creativity, critical thinking and professional growth. Students can grow in self-confidence and assertiveness in an environment that supports their personal and professional growth. Students and faculty collaborate to meet the goals and objectives of the School of Nursing by assisting in curriculum planning, policy making, the development and evaluation of learning experiences and instructional methods, community involvement, and participation in professional organizations.