The clients have the right to self-determination throughout this experience. Nursing is the diagnosis and treatment of responses to the human health experience. The nursing process is systematic and is implemented through a collaborative nurse-client relationship involving interpersonal communication and shared responsibility. The process is characterized by mutual respect and values individual differences. As an advocate, the nurse acts on behalf of clients and protects their rights.
Research links the science and practice of nursing.
The role of consumer of research is demonstrated by participating in, valuing, and using research findings to improve practice and to modify care based on a changing and expanding body of knowledge. University students are individuals who come with learning preferences, different experiences, varied goals, and therefore, have unique learning needs. The primary faculty responsibility is to empower students to become self-directed learners. The faculty recognize that learning is a lifelong process and that undergraduate education is the beginning of the progression from novice to expert nurse. The baccalaureate program prepares the student to enter professional nursing practice as a beginning provider of nursing care in a variety of settings, cultivates a commitment to professional development, and provides the foundation for graduate study.