Nursing Department Mission Statement
Gonzaga Nursing inspires students to engage in reflective practice, critical self-awareness, and ethical reasoning as they prepare to provide holistic, person-centered, evidence-based nursing care. We promote excellence and enact positive change through innovation and transformation, fostering growth as change agents, all while building nursing practice grounded in science, curiosity, and a love of learning.
Vision Statement
We believe in a future where Gonzaga nurses:
- Create solutions to health care problems experienced by individuals, families, and populations through discernment, inclusion, and collaboration;
- Embrace courageous innovation and technology to transform health care;
- Engage in lifelong learning to strive for excellence in shaping the future of nursing science and practice; and Actively partner together to maintain joy and prepare a resilient nursing workforce.
As a community, we value:
Nursing practice built on Jesuit Catholic humanistic values of compassion, care for the whole person, social justice, and diversity; Competent, emotionally intelligent nurses who serve as leaders; and Innovation, transformation, and a growth mindset.