Upon completion of the program, the graduate will be able to
- Demonstrate the clinical judgment necessary for provision of safe, evidence-based nursing care that improves health outcomes for individuals, families, and communities (Clinical Judgment/Evidence-based Practice).
- Demonstrate use of information management and client care technology that supports the provision of safe, quality nursing care (Informatics).
- Demonstrate leadership principles that support effective health care delivery (Leadership).
- Demonstrate effective interprofessional communication and collaboration that contributes to safe, quality, team-based care (Interprofessionalism).
- Demonstrate professional values including cultural humility and care to self that are inherent in the practice of nursing (Professionalism/Self Care).
WCHP Core Values
- Academic Excellence and Lifelong Learning: Through a continuum of rigorous educational opportunities, the College ensures students achieve at the highest level of disciplinary proficiency and as members of diverse health teams. Academic priorities of critical reasoning, self-reflection, commitment to evidence-based practice, and cultural responsivity inspire curiosity and a commitment to lifelong learning.
- Integrity: We advance an interactive learning culture grounded in authenticity, accountability, adherence to ethical principles, and professionalism. These qualities provide an essential foundation for enduring academic, clinical, professional, and personal interactions.
- Service: We are committed to working together to serve the common good. Through local partnerships, service learning, and global endeavors, the College provides students with opportunities for meaningful community engagement, exploration of civic responsibility and reflection on complex problems facing society today.
- Relational Connectivity: Learning in the College takes place within a relationally informed culture based in respect, caring, empathy, and compassion for all individuals, communities, and populations.
- Quality of Life and Well-being: We promote the broadest definition of health to include physical, emotional, spiritual, environmental, and planetary considerations. We believe attention to personal well-being promotes resilience, adaptability, perseverance, and fulfillment in current and future endeavors.
- Collaboration: Collaboration is an ethos of the Westbrook College of Health Professions, grounded in an interprofessional/interdisciplinary culture that encourages collegial exchange across programs and amongst all students. Intentional preparation for team-based care equips learners for 21st-century health practice and leadership.
- Cultural Diversity, Difference, and Inclusivity: We welcome diversity and celebrate differences among students, faculty, professional staff, clinical partners, and our extensive communities of interest. We believe that differences should not divide us; rather we perceive difference as adding richness to our living and learning environments. The College prioritizes cultural humility and curiosity throughout all educational offerings and campus life.
Interprofessional Competencies (2023)
Values and Ethics
Work with team members to maintain a climate of shared values, ethical conduct, and mutual respect.
Roles and Responsibilities
Use the knowledge of one’s own role and team members’ expertise to address individual and population health outcomes.
Interprofessional Communication
Communicate in a responsive, responsible, respectful, and compassionate manner with team members.
Teams and Teamwork
Apply values and principles of the science of teamwork to adapt one’s own role in a variety of team settings.