Mission and Values

Mission:

The mission of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing is to provide leadership to improve health care and advance the profession through education, research, practice, and service. Faculty and graduates of the School will set the highest standards for patient care, exemplify leadership, be sensitive to changing societal needs for nursing care, be sensitive to changing societal needs for nursing care, be committed to health care for all individuals and populations, and provide a positive and innovative force in the evolution of the nursing profession and the changing health care system.

Values:

Excellence
We strive for excellence in everything we do.

• Set and maintain the highest standards in all activities
• Improve upon previous accomplishments through action, innovation, and reflection
  We value the continual intellectual growth and professional and ethical development of our faculty, staff, and students.
• Pursue our efforts with diligence and purpose
  We commit to function at the highest level of ability, education, and interest.

Respect
The foundation of building and maintaining relationships lies in the respect we show to one another.

• Honor and acknowledge each individual's contribution to our efforts
  We appreciate one another's differences and we value the unique strengths that each person contributes.
• Encourage each other to excel personally and professionally
  We encourage balance in each other's lives, appreciate one another's needs, and support one another holistically.
• Foster positive energy
  We accept and share responsibility for maintaining a collegial work environment.

Diversity
We embrace our differences in experience, culture, and other aspects as a way to enhance all of our activities.

• Understand others' unique strengths and limitations, as well as our own
  We take the time to become aware of one another's background, interests, and assets while actively seeking to understand perspectives different from our own.
• Create an inclusive environment
  We recognize the value of and strive to ensure that multiple perspectives are represented in all we do.
• Learn and grow by obtaining other points of view
  We actively seek to diversify our administration, faculty, staff and student body to ensure that many different opinions and beliefs are part of and enrich our professional, educational, and personal experiences.

Integrity
We exhibit integrity in all that we do.

• Work together for the good of the whole
  We foster an overall sense of team through a spirit of collaboration and cooperation.
• Behave honestly, fairly, and ethically
  We are truthful, trustworthy, and fair in all of our efforts, while holding ourselves and each other to the highest standards of professional and ethical conduct.
• Promote an environment of openness and trustworthiness
  We are honest in our approach to one another and those whom we serve.

Accountability
We are willing to be responsible and accountable for our actions.

• Accept responsibility and meet standards at all levels: as individuals, as a group, and as a school
  We take pride in what we do, accept responsibility for the effects of our decisions, and follow-through on our commitments.
• Acknowledge and reconcile mistakes
  We acknowledge our mistakes and use all such occasions as opportunities for learning and growth.
• Establish clear expectations and provide sufficient resources
  We participate in defining and clarifying expectations and work to garner resources to support our needs.