Department of Nursing and Health
Mission and Goals
Department of Nursing and Health
The Department of Nursing and Health is committed to a comprehensive learner-centered education grounded in Benedictine values and the Catholic intellectual tradition. Through excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service, our graduates are prepared to transform healthcare through nursing practice and advocacy for the needs of local, national, and global communities.
The Department of Nursing and Health (DONH) aspires to be nationally recognized for advancing nurses as transformational leaders who are grounded in Benedictine values, committed to living lives of purpose and advocating for the common good.
| RN to BSN Program Goals | MSN Program Goals | DNP Program Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Inclusive Community | Develop a foundation of the arts, sciences, and humanities to enhance the practice of professional nurses in providing culturally competent care to a diverse global community. | Build upon a baccalaureate foundation of the arts, sciences, and humanities to develop professional nurses who lead change and advance the delivery of culturally competent care to a diverse global community. | Integrate advanced nursing knowledge, science, and relevant science-based theories to cultivate innovative nurse leaders who model cultural humility and enact systems-level change that advances health equity to populations in a diverse global community. |
| Learning and Scholarship | Prepare professional nurses to improve healthcare outcomes through an enhanced spirit of inquiry and engagement in evidence-based practice and scholarship. | Prepare professional nurses to improve healthcare outcomes through engagement in evidence-based practice, scholarship, and application and dissemination of research findings. | Prepare visionary nurse leaders to drive improved healthcare outcomes through advancing evidence-based practice and scholarship, effectively implementing communication and information technologies, and leading organizational change. |
| Service for the Common Good | Foster the engagement of professional nurses in collaborative interprofessional practice to assure quality, cost-effective and equitable care within dynamic healthcare systems and the global community. | Foster the advancement of professional nurses to lead and serve as advocates of collaborative interprofessional practice to assure quality, cost-effective, and equitable care within dynamic healthcare systems and the global community. | Foster professional nurses to lead interprofessional partnerships and teams in an ethical, legal, and fiscally responsible manner to assure quality and equitable care within dynamic healthcare systems and the global community. |
| Grounded in Benedictine Values | Provide a transformative educational experience grounded in Benedictine values to influence the lives of graduates. | Provide a transformative educational experience grounded in Benedictine values to influence the lives of graduates. | Provide a transformative educational experience grounded in Benedictine values to influence the lives of graduates. |
Lisle Campus
5700 College Rd. Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 829-6000
Mesa Campus
225 E. Main St. Mesa, AZ 85201
(602) 888-5500