Mission
The mission of Rutgers School of Nursing reflects the beliefs of the faculty
and gives direction to the curricula of the baccalaureate, the master's, post-masters, and doctoral nursing programs, as well as to the Centers of
Excellence, Center for Professional Development, Educational Opportunity Fund
program, and health clinics. The school's mission and goals are congruent with
the university's tripartite mission of education, research, and service.
The School
of Nursing's mission is to educate students; advance the discipline of nursing
through research, scholarship and practice; provide service responsive to the health care
needs of diverse populations; and demonstrate local, national, and
international leadership.
Vision
The Rutgers School of Nursing will be a
recognized leader in nursing education, research, scholarship, and
clinical care contributing to the improvement of health.
Key Goals
Education:
- Uphold Rutgers School of Nursing's reputation as a leader in best educational practices
- Create a student-centered learning environment responsive to the changing educational and sociopolitical trends
- Integrate
innovative teaching and learning strategies that promote learning
responsive to the need of diverse populations and health care settings
Research:
- Provide excellence in research and scholarship that contributes to the health and well being of diverse populations
- Foster
research initiatives that generate, test and refine disciplinary
knowledge and inform health policy at the local, national, and global
level
- Design interventions that reduce disparities, enhance
patient safety and quality outcomes, promote health and comfort, and
reduce suffering
- Articulate areas of research concentration that
reflect faculty expertise and scholarship and contribute to advancing
the national health agenda
Service:
- Develop
collaborative partnerships with New Jersey communities and health
professional scholars to enhance and enrich educational opportunities
for students within a variety of practice settings
- Foster
collaborative research opportunities for students and faculty to
contribute to improving cost-effective, high quality, patient-centric
health care outcomes for all
- Partner with health care settings
to design educational and research experiences that enrich the
environment of care and foster curriculum innovation
Practice:
- Provide leadership at the local, national, and global levels that ensures the public has access to quality health care
- Integrate
ethical principles that ensure the rights and privileges of all humans
to health care that is sensitive to preserving the human dignity of all
persons
