We believe that individuals are biopsychosocial spiritual beings with basic needs who progress through a unique sequence of developmental stages while interacting with the environment. The environment is defined as the world within and around an individual to which they are constantly adjusting and adapting. We believe nursing, an art and a science, is the diagnosis and treatment of the human response to actual or potential health problems. We believe health is the responsibility of a society and all its members. We believe society has complex needs for health care which are identifiable, change with time, and relate to the cultural characteristics of its population.
Health is an ongoing process with a goal of optimum wellness.
Its focus is positive and its goal is optimum wellness. We believe that caring is the essence of nursing. Caring is a human process that is used therapeutically to assist another in growth and self-actualization. Giving caring to another in turn can potentiate one's self-actualization. The nurse's role in health is one of helping the client to achieve optimum wellness or death with dignity.