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Department of Nursing
PO Box 1510
Pembroke, NC 28372
Phone: 910.521.6522
Fax: 910.521.6178
Email: nursing@uncp.edu
Location: Nursing Building
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The Department of Nursing is dedicated to carrying out the mission of the College of Arts and
Sciences and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. As an integral academic unit of the University,
the UNCP Department of Nursing is committed to the tripartite roles of teaching, research,
and community service that contribute to the cultural, intellectual, and social development of professional
nurses in North Carolina and the nation. Students are provided the opportunity to obtain a
multicultural education that is grounded in the arts, sciences and humanities; that is congruent with
standards for professional nursing practice; and that prepares them for lifelong learning, professional
development, and service to others.
The primary purposes of the UNCP Department of Nursing program are to:
1. Promote and advance the accessibility, availability, and quality of professional nursing
education and practice for nurses of North Carolina and the nation.
2. Prepare graduates to provide quality professional nursing services, across the lifespan, for
individuals, families, groups, and communities.
On completion of the program, the graduate is prepared as a competent beginning professional
nurse, has the mobility to practice as a generalist in any health care setting, and is committed to the
advancement of nursing knowledge and practice through life-long learning and scholarship.
The Bachelor of Science in Nuring program prepares graduates to:
1. Integrate evidence-based knowledge from nursing, the arts and humanities, and
biopsychosocial sciences to shape the practice of professional nursing.
2. Demonstrate skills in critical thinking and decision making in the use of the nursing
process with individuals, families, groups, and communities.
3. Demonstrate competency in the nursing roles of advocate, clinician, coordinator/
collaborator, educator, leader, and consumer of research in a variety of health care settings.
4. Establish therapeutic, caring, and collaborative relationships with recipients of nursing
care and members of interdisciplinary health teams through effective interpersonal, oral,
written, and technological communication strategies.
5. Provide therapeutic nursing interventions to promote, restore, and maintain the
maximum health potential of individuals, families, groups, and communities.
6. Adhere to ethical, legal, and regulatory mandates and professional standards for nursing
practice.
7. Assume accountability for their own decisions and actions in the practice of professional
nursing.
8. Incorporate professional values and role behaviors into the practice of professional
nursing.
9. Demonstrate evolving competence in multicultural interactions with recipients of nursing
care and members of the healthcare and social service systems.
10. Accept personal accountability and responsibility for lifelong learning, continued personal
and professional growth, and commitment to the advancement of the nursing profession.
The Department of Nursing holds membership in the American Association of Colleges of
Nursing (AACN). The Department of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate
Nursing Education (CCNE), One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 530, Washington, DC 20036-1120,
202/887-6791.
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