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Mission & Vision

Mission

Our mission is to advance nursing education, through a humanistic approach, to enhance health equity and quality of life.

We accomplish this mission by cultivating relationships and academic-service partnerships across health systems that furthers interprofessional collaboration, scholarship, and practice.

Vision

We are innovative catalysts educating nursing professionals who become expert clinicians, leaders, and system partners transforming the health of people worldwide.

WesternU College of Graduate Nursing Emergency Nurse Practitioner (ENP) proegram students get hands-in training during an ENP procedural skills day

College of Graduate Nursing Philosophy

The College of Graduate Nursing prepares nursing leaders entering the profession (Master’s Entry), or advancing education to the masters and/or doctoral level (MSN and/or DNP). Our graduates are prepared to lead patient and family healthcare innovation in multiple practice settings. The information below reflects the College of Graduate Nursing beliefs regarding the profession of nursing, nursing education, and student-centered learning environments.

Our Values

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The CGN Philosophy is informed by the following:

ANA (American Nurses Association).  (2010).  Nursing’s social policy statement: The essence of the profession. Silver Spring, MD:  Nursesbooks.org

Benner, P., Sutphen, M., Leonard, V., & Day, L.  (2010).  Educating nurses:  A call for radical transformation.  San Francisco, CA:  Jossey-Bass.

Boyer, E. L. (1990). Scholarship reconsidered: Priorities of the professorate. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

IOM (Institute of Medicine). (2010). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health. Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press.