Nursing is a helping profession concerned with meeting the needs of individuals and groups who are healthy or ill. Nursing by its nature means caring. It is directed toward health promotion, restoration of health, and provision of comfort when restoration of health is no longer possible. Nursing is concerned with the quality of life and the health care quality for all individuals, regardless of their values and beliefs. Nursing is directed toward nurturing growth, recovery, health, and protection for individuals and groups.
Education is the action or process of acquiring knowledge and developing skills.
Formal education is a series of planned learning experiences designed to provide opportunities for the acquisition of new knowledge to change behavior and meet program objectives. The educational process provides opportunities for students to develop living skills. Informal education occurs as a result of life experiences and should be recognized and incorporated in their continuing education. We believe that our Program's general education requirement provides the student with academic diversity, expansion of both creative and critical thought processes, and opportunity for personal and intellectual growth. Furthermore, we as a faculty believe that general education provides an established foundation for the pursuit of higher education, facilitating the adult learner's diverse educational goals.