Nursing Department
Faculty
Karla R. Adu, Ph.D., APRN-BL
Malinda A. Ashcraft, MSN, RN
Debra J. Garee, DNP, RN
Judy L. Gregg, DNP, RN
Bethany A. Kerr, BSN, RN
Teresa Phillips, Ed.D.,RN
Esther J. Rudolph, MSN, RN
Program Objectives
The courses and curriculum of the nursing program are designed to achieve the following student outcomes. Graduates from the program will:
- view each person as created in the image of God, therefore worthy of respect and dignity. Acknowledge each person's values, preferences, and unique health needs through the provision of patient and family-centered care;
- recognize the influence of the seen and unseen environment on the health of individuals and communities;
- convey a Christian worldview of health as the ability to function in harmony with God, self, others, and the environment;
- deliver nursing care aimed at helping people and communities in their response to actual or potential health problems;
- provide compassionate care for the whole person with the aim of promoting optimal health and providing comfort to all who suffer;
- communicate effectively with individuals, families, and communities and collaborate with members of the healthcare team through verbal, nonverbal, and written communication;
- apply biblical principles to professional nursing practice. Demonstrate responsibility for academic, professional, and spiritual self-growth;
- provide holistic nursing care based on evidence gained through empirical testing, personal, ethical, and aesthetic knowledge. Analyze subjective and objective data for scientific merit; and
- affirm spiritual care as primary to the health of individuals and society.