Core Values are the beliefs that describe, define, and direct the work of the College of Nursing through the University and its operations. Inspired by the Core Values of the University, the College of Nursing has discovered its Core Values that provide a fundamental set of guiding principles to promote excellence in nursing education, research, practice, and service.
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CARING:
Caring encompasses the interest, concern, compassion, and mentoring we demonstrate
for our students, our patients, our communities, and each other. Caring is central
to nursing practice. -
DIVERSITY:
Diversity is fostering the potential of every individual through sensitivity, social
justice, and cultural competence. -
EXCELLENCE:
Excellence is supporting the highest quality in an environment of collaboration,
shared knowledge, innovation, scholarship, leadership, and competence. -
INTEGRITY:
Integrity is acting with honesty, fairness, and sincerity in all endeavors in an
ethical and professional manner. -
NURSING INNOVATION:
Nursing innovation is the conversion of knowledge and ideas into meaningful work
through creativity, entrepreneurship, and pushing beyond the boundaries of the
current situation. -
SCHOLARSHIP:
Scholarship is to discover and disseminate new knowledge and using nursing
scholarship to practice evidence-based care. As a practice profession and an
academic discipline, nursing is an art and science. -
SERVICE:
Service is to commit to the people of the Kurdistan region and beyond by providing
high-quality nursing programs to promote the health of all people. We provide
nursing expertise and service at the University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, and
international levels. -
RESPECT:
Respect is acknowledging the value of ourselves and others by treating them with
dignity, responsiveness, courtesy, and consideration.