Virtues and Values

Honesty
Truthfulness; one's word can be trusted
Fairness
Equitable, consistent and open in all relationships and actions
Respect for the Individual
Each individual is treated with dignity, promoting self-esteem and creativity
Constant pursuit of quality
Continuous effort to improve care to patients and families
Stewardship of resources
Deepening our commitment to service and accountability for all resources to the larger organization/community with the ultimate goal of building the capacity of the next generation to govern themselves
Leadership
Provides the structure and impetus for the development of an accountable, responsible and expert clinical staff within an ever-changing organizational development
Excellence of caring
Comprehensive commitment to providing compassionate, clinically expert, technologically advanced health care within a dynamic market
Spirituality
A dynamic balance that allows and creates healing of the body-mind-spirit
Courage
"A firmness of spirit that meets danger without fear." --D.J. Pesuit
Honor
Responsibility to each other and the community
Accountability
Responsibility to patients, institutions and self for providing safe and appropriate quality care
Pride
A joyous commitment to the accomplishments achieved each day in professional nursing practice