Nursing Statement of Beliefs

• We believe the purpose of nursing education is to facilitate excellence by preparing graduates with the knowledge and skills for licensure in a rapidly changing profession in a variety of structured healthcare settings in a technological age.

• We believe that faculty promotes an environment that provides students with opportunities to experience learning by incorporating knowledge from the biological, behavioral, and the physical sciences toward the attainment of a unique body of knowledge.

• We believe that students apply this body of knowledge through the use of the nursing process and in developing clinical decision making skills. We believe learning is an interactive process in which the faculty and students share responsibility.

• We believe in providing a quality education for a culturally diverse population and in recognizing varying backgrounds, skills, and learning styles, and fostering student success through a variety of educational and financial resources.

• We believe we have a responsibility to the public and the community to graduate only students who will be considered safe providers of nursing care and who practice with a high level of ethical integrity.

• We believe that nursing is a dynamic caring profession that provides an essential service to the East Texas community by preparing the graduate with skills necessary for entry into nursing practice and by encouraging graduates to have a vision for the communities in which they live and work.

• We believe the teaching/learning process is a lifelong commitment to remain expert learners in each individual’s practice of professional nursing:

1. For faculty in development of a dynamic curriculum for the program and continuing education; and
2. For graduates to pursue continuation of personal and professional growth through lifelong learning.

• We believe the three primary roles in nursing are provider of care, coordinator of care, and member of the profession.

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