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The College of Nursing, a professional college of the University of Arizona, is in accord with the purposes of the University and Arizona Health Sciences Center. The purposes of the College are education, research and scholarship, and service. Within the purpose of service is a commitment to practice as an essential element in the discipline of nursing.
The mission of the College is to provide baccalaureate and graduate education, generate and expand nursing knowledge, and provide service to the community.
The College conducts its educational mission by preparing professional nurses who function in various roles related to advancing human health in meeting the health care needs of the people of Arizona and society in general.
The College conducts its research and scholarship mission to generate and expand nursing knowledge by fostering and sustaining programs of research and scholarship directed toward advancing nursing science.
The College conducts its service mission by providing leadership in professional and health-related activities. The service mission incorporates nursing practice in meeting local, regional, national and global health needs.
Adopted 4/89
Revised 12/93, 12/96, 11/98, 3/01
Reaffirmed 3/09
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