Mission
Statement of
the Department of Nursing
The
Department mission is to provide a curriculum in nursing built
on a liberal arts and science foundation designed to prepare women
for entry into professional nursing practice and for advanced
practice in nursing. Further, in keeping with the Mission of the
College, the Department seeks to educate women in the tradition
of intellectual vigor, aesthetic appreciation, religious sensibility,
and social responsibility.
As
a Catholic college, Saint Mary's cultivates a Christian community
of intellectual inquiry and social action. The department emphasizes
student development in faith and responsiveness to spiritual needs
of self and others that challenges students to promote human health
and dignity through their practice of professional nursing, making
a difference in a complex world by assuming leadership roles.
