Our Purpose
The purpose of the Elms College School of Nursing is to prepare nurses to deliver safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient centered care in a culturally sensitive manner, addressing the health care needs of diverse populations. The School values excellence and innovation in advancing the art and science of nursing.
Our Mission
The mission of the School of Nursing is to lead in education, evidence-based practice, scholarship, and quality initiatives while educating our students to deliver optimal health care to diverse communities with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to improve the quality of life and safety of populations within systems of care.
Our Vision
The Elms College School of Nursing will continuously reinvent itself in ways that will distinguish the School among its peers regionally and beyond with respect to the moral development and formation of students. Through this approach, the School of Nursing fosters a culture where everyone can feel welcome. Nursing and advanced practice nursing students will be professionally prepared to be clinically competent to practice with passion and discipline and act with reason, compassion, and respect in order to promote human dignity in every person.
Our Philosophy
The School of Nursing faculty educates Baccalaureate, Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), and Doctoral level nurses. Our curricula transform our graduates to be uniquely prepared to succeed as integral members of a healthcare team. Within this culture of learning is an educational community where standards of professional practice are modeled by its faculty and acquired by its students.
Our Values
The Elms College School of Nursing values achievement of excellence in nursing education,
practice, and service to our community as demonstrated through an innovative and dynamic
teaching-learning environment, responding in practice to the increasing diversity of a global
community, translating research into practice, and living our core values of scholarship, leadership, and social responsibility.
Elms College affirms the tradition of the Sisters of Saint Joseph and is a community rooted in faith, educated in mind, compassionate in heart, and responsive to civic and social justice obligations that inspire lifelong learning.
We take pride that for four decades, we have graduated nurses like you who are prepared to respond to the healthcare needs of a diverse society with the compassion, knowledge, and skills necessary to continuously improve today’s healthcare system. You can expect exceptional learning opportunities both inside and outside the classroom with our distinguished faculty, state-of-the art simulation lab, and broad range of unique clinical settings. Our top-ranked School of Nursing is here to provide you with an extraordinary healthcare experience that is highly regarded by employers and patients alike.