PHILOSOPHY

PHILOSOPHY

Nursing is defined as a science, discipline and health care practice that focuses on the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of clients having health problems within the domain of nursing. The goals of nursing practice focus on health promotion, illness prevention, rehabilitation, and supporting the resources of the person who is ill or threatened with illness in adapting to changes within the environment.

 

In addition to implementing the philosophy of the College, the purpose of the Nursing Department is to provide the community with registered nurses who are capable of functioning in a variety of health care settings. To accomplish this, the Roy Adaptation Model has been selected as the primary conceptual framework. Within this framework, nurses recognize their clients as biopsychosocial beings in constant interaction with the environment. In periods of health, individuals have both innate and  learned behavioral mechanisms which enable them to cope with their complex internal and external environments.  In times of stress, the client’s coping mechanisms may be disrupted and the individual is defined as ill.  The client’s health status is defined on a continuum from wellness to illness.

 

Nursing practice focuses on adaptation of the client in four major modes: physiological, self-concept, role function, and interdependence.  The program prepares students to understand individuals as total beings and to recognize and respect a diversity of spiritual and cultural/ethnic values.