God created people to live with faith, hope, and reverence for life. The person assumes responsibility for thoughts, feelings, and actions while aspiring toward eternal happiness with God. As a rational being, it is the primary responsibility of the person to direct those life experiences which relate to health care, education, family, and community. The person is a unique individual possessing dignity and is worthy of respect from self and others. Human environments, which may be interactive, include physical, chemical, biologic, and socioeconomic-cultural features.
Persons exist within their environments.
Environmental conditions can positively or negatively affect the lives, health, and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. Health is the state of a person's bodily and mental functioning characterized by the soundness or wholeness of the developed human being. It is the belief of the faculty that professional nursing is a science and an art requiring the synthesis of knowledge, skills, caring, and values. The faculty and staff also share the following beliefs about caring, education, learning, nursing education, and research. Caring is a process that involves the development of interpersonal relationships based on objectivity, respect, acceptance, and trust.