The mission of the School of Nursing is to prepare professional nurses as caregivers and managers who provide leadership to enhance the health of individuals, families, groups, communities and populations – by providing education which incorporates essential elements of baccalaureate and graduate nursing education, professional standards of care, and performance, promoting research and evidence-based nursing, advocating for an improved health care delivery system to meet the needs of clients across the lifespan in diverse healthcare environments, and promoting the advancement of the profession.
The role of the School of Nursing is to provide undergraduate and graduate nursing students courses in the professional field of nursing enhanced by support courses in arts, sciences, and humanities.
The scope of the School of Nursing encompasses providing nursing education, research, and health care services to clients across the lifespan in diverse healthcare environments within the southeastern region of Louisiana.