The John A. Ware School of Nursing, officially opened October 24, 2022. Named for John A. Ware, the School of Nursing offers Bachelor of Science in Nursing program to culturally diverse populations of licensed registered nurses.
The School of Nursing supports the mission and vision of both the Cástulo de la Rocha College of Health and Community Well-Being and the University of La Verne, which include teaching, research, scholarship, and service.
We disseminate knowledge through evidence-based nursing research, health care initiatives, public health policy, and global health policy. Our nursing faculty are committed to advancement of the nursing profession and lifelong learners.
We strive to prepare transformational nurse leaders to become lifelong learners who inspire and influence adult learners to achieve their maximum potential. Nurse leaders with professional values of integrity, altruism, inclusivity, compassion, courage, humility, cultural awareness and sensitivity, advocacy, caring, autonomy, humanity, and social justice.
Cultural Competence
We believe in Madeleine Leininger’s theory of cultural care diversity and universality (1995) that culture affects people’s health and illness experiences and the delivery of nursing care. We strive to deliver care congruent with the person’s cultural beliefs and practices.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusive Community
We foster diversity, equity, and inclusive community engagement to enhance retention and academic success of groups, communities, and individuals of different ages, genders, ethnicities, religion, disability, sexual orientation, education, and national origin.
Health Equity
We are committed to ongoing societal efforts to address avoidable inequalities, historical and contemporary injustices, and social determinants of health to eliminate disparities in health and health care (USDHHS, 2023).
Partnerships and Sustainability
We are committed to academic-practice partnerships within nursing, other allied healthcare professions, government agencies, corporations, and foundations to strengthen nursing practice. A commitment shared by partners to work together to determine an evidence-based transition for students that is sustainable and cost- effective (AACN, 2012).
Inclusive Teaching and Scholarship
We are committed to fostering a culture of inclusive excellence in teaching, community outreach, research, and scholarship. Our goal is to bring value to students, individuals, groups, and communities through the development of knowledge, dissemination of evidence-based nursing research, and education through interdisciplinary collaboration.
Lifelong Learning
We made a commitment to lifelong learning, to engage through inquiry, and continuing professional development to improve the quality of care and patient care outcomes. We are committed to offering opportunities for nursing faculty to facilitate their lifelong development as educators.
Shared Governance
We value the principles of shared governance (e.g., accountability, empowerment, team building, leadership, innovation, autonomy, and practice equity) that promotes inclusive and shared decision-making for professional empowerment through the collaborative relationships of all the stakeholders.
Social Justice
We support the need for social justice reform and the provision of equal health services and fair treatment to all people to enable the attainment of better health regardless of age, race, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation, geographical location, and socioeconomic status (ANA, 2015).
