Mission Statement

Red Deer College Nursing Department
Vision, Mission, Foundational Principles, and Values

Our Vision
An engaged community of dedicated professionals who shape nursing and inspire health and wellness through their practice and their scholarship.

Our Mission
We prepare graduates who are equipped to make a positive difference in the health of individuals and communities.  

Foundational Principles
Our work is predicated on these foundational principles:

Effective relationships are absolutely essential to everything we do. Our vision for a community of learners is only possible if we engage together in constructive and exciting ways. Our educational processes prepare graduates to work well together in the classroom and then well beyond it.

Reflective practices are critical to our success as practitioners, teachers, and learners. We must reflect in order to learn what we wish to continue and what we wish to change.

Thoughtful and inclusive processes foster good relationships, encourage constructive learning, and are more likely to result in decisions that work for individuals and the group. Good processes support our teaching, our learning, and our decision-making.

Ongoing professional and personal development are critical if the community is remain to be vital, current, and healthy. 

Values 

Inclusiveness
Living the Value:

* We value and respect individuals for who they are, encouraging the development and contribution of their unique gifts.
* We seek understanding through open dialogue and active listening.
* We mentor and support members of our learning community.
* We use and support collaborative processes that offer everyone the opportunity to contribute their ideas and perspectives.
* We create an inviting and welcoming atmosphere.

Integrity
Living the Value:

* We are guided by our commitment to ethical principles.
*We are authentic in our actions and interactions.
* We act, speak, and make decisions with intentionality in ways that are honourable, transparent, honest, and genuine.

Community
Living the Value:

* We foster collegiality and collaboration as we nurture relationships
* We offer intellectual and social environments in which people can engage together in learning and personal development.
* We work together with local, regional, and global communities.
* We treat one another with respect.

Excellence
Living the Value:

* We support and encourage leadership, scholarship and innovation.
* We support the professional and personal growth of students, faculty and staff
* We seek out opportunities to challenge the status quo.
* We celebrate our achievements.

Exploration
Living the Value:

* We make a commitment to scholarship and innovation in teaching, learning, and nursing.
* We enthusiastically seek and discover new possibilities.
* We gather and use evidence to guide decisions.
* We promote critical thinking.
* We champion processes for development and discovery, including calculated risk taking.

Accountability
Living the Value:

* We support and assist students to meet their goals.
* We set and meet standards that reflect public and professional expectations (including codes of ethics and codes of conduct).
* We make a commitment to students, ourselves, and to society to be vigilant in upholding these standards.
* We initiate and respond to evaluations and feedback.
* We contribute to and respond to our local regional, and global communities.