Mission, Vision and Guiding Principles
Mission
The Graduate School of Nursing is a diverse, interdisciplinary community providing the nation with the highest quality advanced practice nurse clinicians, scientists and scholars dedicated to Federal health service.
Vision
The premier nursing education and research graduate school innovative in serving the needs of the Federal health system.
Guiding Principles
Teamwork
- build a community to achieve an environment characterized by cooperation, collegiality, and appreciation of diversity
Respect
- genuine consideration of others' rights, values and traditions
- regard for others' feelings, wishes and traditions
Integrity
- adherence to one's principles
- do what is morally and ethically right
Communication
- listen and share information in a timely and constructive manner with openness, candor and honesty
Excellence in all Pursuits
- teaching, research, practice, service and collaboration
Strategic Imperatives:
Education/Curriculum:
- Optimize the curriculum to produce the best Federal nursing scholars & clinicians
- Transform education into a dynamic interdisciplinary process
Research/Scholarship:
- Develop a community of scholars that promotes a dynamic and cutting edge funded research and scholarship enterprise that is relevant to the Federal system
Accreditation:
- Develop and implement a robust process that maintains maximum accreditation
Faculty/Personnel Development:
- Recruit, develop and retain a diverse multidisciplinary team
- Establish a clear, well-defined process for academic promotions and tenure and rating chains for faculty and administrative staff
Infrastructure/ Information Technology (IT) :
- Develop an infrastructure that supports the best in nursing education and scholarship
- Provide and maintain IT tools and infrastructure to support the academic, research, and scholarship missions
Collaboration:
- Integrate the GSN into the University community and build a bridge to the School Of Medicine, other Federal agencies and health care facilities, and academic institutions
Highlights
Spotlight
USU faculty takes first place in Navy Wide Research Competition
Several Graduate School of Nursing faculty members and students were honored during the 26th Annual Navy-Wide Research Competition held on May 26 at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP).
CDR Greg Nezat, USU's former research director at NMCP, and CDR Chris Oudekerk, USU's current research director at NMCP, represented the winning team in the Navy Medicine East competition.
Their presentation, "The effect of intraoperative intravenous lidocaine infusion on the reduction of postoperative pain and return of bowel function in patients undergoing minor laparoscopic gynecological procedures," was supported by USU teammates LT Philip Grady, LCDRs Nathaniel Clark and John Lenahan, CDR Robert Hawkins and CAPT (Ret) Joe Pelligrini.