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COLLEGEOFHEALTH
ADMINISTRATIVEOFFICERS
LisaWright Eichelberger,
Dean
School of Nursing
ADMINISTRATIVEOFFICERS
Betty Lane,
Chair
VictoriaFoster,
Director of GraduatePrograms
FACULTY
SusanA. Ashford
JennieS. Bergen
NancyCapponi
Jennell Charles
Debra J. Cody
EliciaCollins
HanN. Dong
LisaW. Eichelberger
VictoriaFoster
EmilyKilburg
Betty Lane
Barbara Lofton
GraceNteff
SueEllenOdom
JudyRuvalcaba
Sharon JanieShaw
LisaSmiley
TerriWilliamsSummers
DinaM. Swearngin
CharlotteSwint
DeonnaS. Tanner
Keri Varner
ColleenWalters
IsadoraE.Weir
BarbaraWiggs
MISSIONANDGOALS
Consistent with the mission statement of Clayton State University, the
School of Nursing is committed to providing comprehensive nursing education to
residents from a diverse range of ethnic, socioeconomic, experiential, and
geographical backgrounds. The following essential considerations inform and
guide theprogramsoffered by theSchool of Nursing:
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increasingly complexglobal context of contemporary life;
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promotionof community-based, experiential learning;
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continuous education for teaching, scholarship, andgrowth;
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promotionof healthandhumandevelopment of theglobal community in
transition;
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providinghigh quality educational services for thedevelopment of
competent, caring, and committed professional nurses;
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developing programswhich incorporates innovativehealth careand
educational technologies;
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maintaining standardsof professional nursing practice that recognize
and value the social, economic, ethnicand cultural diversityof
individualsas central to thepromotion of healthandhuman
development;
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promoting collaborative, interdisciplinarypracticesmodels.
It is the faculty’smission to use those resources which will promote lifelong
learning and enhance the acquisition of skill in modern technology. Mastery of
critical thinking skills, comprehensive care, theory-based practice, research, and
