The faculty view environment as dynamic, diverse, and includes all the conditions and influences that affect or surround clients throughout the life span. The human health experience is the dynamic interaction between the client and the environment. Health is an outcome at a particular point in time during this interaction. Because clients are unique, the human health experience must be individually interpreted and evaluated according to situations and conditions that are affecting them. 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.