Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing Vision, Mission, and Core Values

Vision and Mission

Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing Vision Statement

Our vision is to educate and prepare distinguished nursing professionals who are recognized for excellence and passionately engaged in the profession of nursing.

Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing Mission Statement

The mission of Weber State University Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing is to provide quality and safety education for nursing students who have the knowledge, skills and attitudes in the following:

Patient-Centered Care
Teamwork and Collaboration
Evidence-Based Practice
Quality Improvement
Patient Safety
Informatics

Core Values

Weber State University Core Values

The Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing acknowledges the value of both the mission and vision of Weber State University. The Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing has used the core values, set forth by Weber State University, in creating this strategic plan. The following core values will be incorporated in all aspects of nursing education:

Learning through personalized experiences and shared inquiry
Engagement in community
Access and opportunity for all
Respect for people and ideas
Nurturing the potential within every individual

Weber State University Core Values

Learning Through Personalized Experiences and Shared Inquiry

Currently in the process of implementation are the following:

Curricula and delivery methods designed to meet the needs of our changing health care system and our growing student population
Graduate Programs to prepare students to enter doctoral education and/or advance practice roles
Multi-disciplinary learning environment’s that foster critical thinking and prepare students to meet a diverse patient population
Curriculum updates to foster knowledge and promote clinical reasoning in the academic and patient care environment
Completion of a state of the art simulation lab to enhance advanced application of outcomes

Future Goals:

Increase undergraduate research
Implement standardized patients for the Family Nurse Practioner Program
On-going curriculum revisions to meet the challenges and demands the profession of nursing will face through the next decade and beyond

Engagement in Community

Currently in the process of implementation are the following initiatives:

Fostering of educational partnerships which provide unique learning opportunities for nursing students, especially in the areas of home health, geriatrics, and mental health
Collaboration with Applied Technology Colleges to enable educational opportunities for the advancement of nursing education
Responding to the community need to increase the number of Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) graduates to meet the standard put forth in the Future of Nursing Report (2010) of having 80% of the RN working force be BSN prepared by the year 2020
Actively seeks input and partnerships through the inclusion of a community Advisory Board to act as advisors to the Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing

Future Goals:

Increase student and faculty participation in local community events to promote the profession of nursing
Respond to the need within the community to increase nursing graduates that reflect a more diverse nursing population
Expand student enrollment opportunities for the graduate level student in the rural areas and in the neighboring states

Access and Opportunity

Currently in the process of implementation are the following initiatives:

Meeting the demand for entry level practice for bachelor prepared nurses by expanding the BSN program through critically examined methods
Analytical reflection of face to face, hybrid, and online courses and programs that provide education to a variety of adult learning styles
Scholarships, and proactive committees, that are ear marked to increase diversity in the student population and consequently the diversity within the nursing profession in our community
Informative preparation for higher education by adhering to the WSU Career Ladder Model

Future Goals:

Address the demands and future challenges of nursing education as they arise
Use proven strategies to encourage students to increase life-long learning post-graduation
Increase donor awareness of the Strategic Plan
Seek cooperative partners whose resources will enhance the Annie Taylor Dee School of nursing program outcomes
Continue to explore student enrollment opportunities that include rural areas and neighboring states where limited undergraduate and graduate programs exist

Access, Learning, Community

Respect for People and Ideas

Currently in the process of implementation are the following initiatives:

A collegial environment which promotes and recognizes scholarly work
Implementation of multi-disciplinary learning environment which includes other health care disciplines within the Dumke College of Health Professions
Creating awareness of diversity and how this awareness benefits the university, the college, the Annie Taylor Dee School of Nursing, and the community

Future Goals:

Explore and advance faculty development workshops that highlight faculty interest and expertise
Development of partnerships which enrich faculty knowledge of consumer diversity and global health disparities

Nurturing the Potential within every Individual

Currently in the process of implementation are the following initiatives:

Promotion and retention of outstanding faculty
Recruitment and nurturing of high-achieving students from all backgrounds
Development of interdisciplinary activities which broaden the nursing student’s nurturing abilities and perspective of safe patient care
On-going evaluation of learning activities that promote and expand student success

Future Goals:

Student workshops which showcase nursing in a global context and health issues relevant to the future
A plan for application of evidence based nursing research which disseminates the results of the scholarly work conducted by faculty
Development of interdisciplinary activities that broaden the nursing student’s perspective of patient care