About the College of Nursing
At ÄÛ²ÝÊÓƵ Fox, we view the nursing profession as a calling that goes beyond simply treating the physical. We believe in training practitioners who exemplify compassion, care, empathy, and kindness to those who are under their charge.
This approach to the profession is reflected in our mission:
The mission of the College of Nursing is to cultivate exceptional clinicians, leaders, scholars, and innovators. We prepare graduates to integrate mind, body, and spirit to positively impact the world, embodying the service, integrity, and compassion exemplified by Christ.
Our Values
In a word, we value the dignity and value of each individual. To that end, we integrate the following values into nursing education.
- Promoting Health: We seek to enable people to increase control over and improve their health and well-being (body, mind and spirit).
- Excellence: We seek to demonstrate the highest professional standards.
- Integrity: We adhere to moral and ethical principles with character and honesty.
- Imitators of Christ: We seek to follow the attributes of Christ, who exhibited love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
- Caring: We respect, honor and advocate for the dignity of one another and those we serve.
- Compassion: We hold a deep awareness of and desire to relieve suffering and promote justice.
- Hope: We believe in the opportunity of a positive future.
Outcomes
Our program is comprehensive, going beyond the science of nursing to explore the management, technology, policies, and practices associated with the profession. The end result: a well-rounded education that prepares you for a wide range of jobs in the field.
As part of our program, you will:
- Synthesize a comprehensive understanding of evidence-based nursing knowledge and clinical judgment founded upon liberal arts, sciences, expertise from other disciplines, and ethical principles to promote wellness in diverse populations.
- Deliver person-centered, equitable, compassionate, coordinated, developmentally appropriate and Christ-centered care to individuals with diverse perspectives and needs using the clinical judgment model.
- Integrate population health principles including advocacy, health promotion, disease prevention and management, social determinants of health, and health policy alongside community resource partnerships to improve equitable health outcomes among individuals, families, and communities.
- Demonstrate the ability to ethically synthesize, translate, apply, and communicate nursing knowledge to improve health outcomes and transform healthcare.
- Implement evidence-based quality and safety principles to enhance health outcomes and minimize risk of harm to self, patients, and providers through individual performance and knowledge of system effectiveness.
- Collaborate with interprofessional team members and other stakeholders through professional communication, teamwork, and respect for diversity to enhance healthcare outcomes and safety.
- Incorporate knowledge of healthcare and system complexities with responsible resource management that align with Christian values to provide safe, quality, and equitable care to diverse populations.
- Utilize informatics and communication technologies to gather and synthesize data, accurately document information, support evidence-based decision-making, and deliver safe, high-quality care in accordance with professional and regulatory standards.
- Exhibit professional identity through civility, integrity, accountability, ethical conduct, and collaboration to reflect nursing core values and standards.
- Engage in activities and self-reflection to promote personal well-being, sustained expansion of nursing expertise, and leadership behaviors.
Get Involved
Seeking connections beyond the classroom? Consider joining the Nursing Club on campus.