Mission Statement
The Mission of the Odessa College Associate Degree Nursing Program is
to educate and prepare beginning professionals for practice in a multicultural
community within a diverse and changing health care environment; advance
the practice of nursing, and provide quality health care in a competent,
caring manner.
We Believe:
- And accept the purpose and mission statements of Odessa College.
- Students
are individuals and have differing educational needs and life experiences.
- In
establishing a caring environment that encourages students to assume
responsibility for learning and personal development in partnership
with the faculty.
- Caring is a fundamental concept through which scientific
nursing principles are used to meet the needs of the patient and
family with dignity and competency.
- Professional nursing places emphasis
on illness prevention, and health promotion in a holistic, multicultural
environment, including the roles of caregiver, advocate, critical
thinker, teacher, communicator, and member of a multidisciplinary team.
- And
accept the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners Differentiated Levels of
Competencies as the roles of the associate degree graduate nurse.
- Graduates
of the Odessa College Associate Degree Nursing Program are prepared
to practice with creativity, innovation and adaptability in a variety
of health care settings.
- Graduates of the Odessa College Associate Degree Nursing Program
are competent and prepared to apply for Registered Nurse Licensure
by the Board of Nurse Examiners for the State of Texas.
- In using collaboration
and communication effectively within the community to share and utilize
available strengths and resources to enhance curriculum development
in order to meet projected community needs.
- The teaching/learning
process is a continuous method that maintains currency in curriculum
and practice.
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