Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission:
We lead nursing education and scholarship in the promotion of health in Northwestern Ontario and beyond.
Vision:
Graduates of the nursing program are leaders and advocates for health in Northwestern Ontario and beyond.
Values:
- Relational nursing practice that is respectful and collaborative;
- Professional practice that is ethical, competent, accountable, and knowledgeable;
- Care which is person centred and respects their values and goals while facilitating decisions to meet health care needs;
- Supportive, dynamic, empowering, and creative environments for learning and working;
- Practitioners who are committed to promoting social justice and equity locally, nationally, and globally; and,
- Scholarship/discovery and dissemination of new knowledge.
Program Objectives for the BScN Program
The graduate of the BScN program:
- Demonstrates caring based on professional values and beliefs, including a valuing of the dignity and diversity of clients across the lifespan.
- Values self-reflection, critical thinking, a self-directed search for knowledge, and creativity in professional nursing practice.
- Demonstrates professional judgment in integrating theory and research into practice to enhance professional goals and client health.
- Demonstrates professional communication skills to support, promote, protect, and restore health.
- Advocates at many levels for policies that enhance the health of people.
- Supports, promotes, protects, and restores the health of clients.
- Competently designs practice within the various roles and responsibilities of the professional nurse.
