The teacher's role is to nurture the learner by structuring learning activities that promote inquiry and stimulate intellectual curiosity and creativity. Central to nursing is knowledge which is supported as a profession by theory, practice and research. Knowledge from the natural sciences, social and behavioral sciences, humanities, and from other sources facilitates understanding the person, environment, health and nursing. The curricula are designed to offer opportunities for students to develop sound theoretical, clinical, and research bases for the professional practice of nursing and for advanced practice nursing. The learning process proceeds from identifying the conceptual bases of nursing to analyzing, synthesizing, and complex inquiry.
Graduates are able to apply nursing knowledge in diverse situations.
The faculty believe that professional nursing is an interpersonal process that involves communication, caring and commitment. All modes of communication including verbal, nonverbal, written and information systems, as well as purposes for communication including supporting, teaching and counseling are encompassed in nursing. Caring in nursing affirms and encourages the humanity of all involved. Commitment to the ethical values of altruism, equality, esthetics, freedom, human dignity, justice and truth is essential to becoming a professional nurse. This commitment to values is continued and promoted through advanced practice nursing.