We the faculty of the School of Nursing at Dalton
State College believe that our mission is to prepare students
for employment as safe, caring, beginning nurse generalists who
will assist in meeting the health care needs and improving the
overall quality of life within the region. Our mission
corresponds with the four core commitments of the Dalton State
College mission as found in the DSC Catalog.
- selection, support, and development of a talented, caring
faculty and staff dedicated to scholarship and creating an
open, cooperative, technologically enhanced learning
environment.
- excellence in a learning environment dedicated to serving
a diverse student body, promoting high levels of student
achievement, and providing a range of educational and
student life opportunities and appropriate academic
support services.
- public service through continuing education, economic,
development, and cultural activities that address the
needs and improve the quality of life of the region.
- continuous improvement in all aspects of its operations
through the use of inclusive, participatory planning and
meaningful assessment.
In fulfilling the first core commitment, The School of
Nursing employs full time faculty with a minimum Masters Degree
preparation. Many of the nursing faculty maintain additional
certifications in a variety of specialty areas. These faculty
members are dedicated to ensuring student success through team
teaching efforts, and a technologically enhanced learning
environment using human patient simulators, online course
offerings and the use of clinical facilities with electronic
medical record systems.
The second core commitment is fulfilled through providing
students with exceptional learning opportunities in a wide
variety of health care related areas that serve diverse patient
populations. Supporting, encouraging, and recognizing the
abilities, values, cultural, and gender diversity of the student
population are priorities in promoting the success of our
graduates.
In fulfilling the third core commitment, a commitment to
public service is demonstrated by collaborative efforts with
other DSC faculty and staff, local hospitals, agencies and
schools. Faculty, staff and students frequently volunteer their
knowledge and skills at local events or activities that seek to
address health promotion, higher education, or support the
mission of Dalton State College.
Every faculty and staff member of The School of Nursing
continually strives to ensure fulfillment of the fourth and
final core commitment. In order to meet the needs of our
graduates and their employers as well as to ensure instruction
is current and relevant to health care, data are collected from
a variety of areas and evaluated to continually improve the
quality of education and instruction. Each member of the nursing
faculty serves on various college wide committees involved with
planning and assessing the purpose and mission of the college.
In fulfilling the mission of the school and the college, we seek
to inspire our students to be active members within the nursing
profession. As we look to the future and our place in a
competitive, global society, we seek to become more
student-oriented and community-centered. Successful completion
of the new graduate outcomes enable graduates to realize their
career goals and function safely and effectively as beginning
nurse generalists.
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