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To offer the nursing program experience we鈥檇 want as students, develop the nursing competence we鈥檇 want on our dream team as health care providers, and educate the nurses we鈥檇 want by our side as patients鈥攖hat is what Dean Sharon Little-Stoetzel, PhD, and Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs Elise Hector, PhD, set out for every day at 柚子视频鈥檚 School of Nursing (SON).

With continued success, as this week鈥檚 visit by the Missouri State Board of Nursing to the campus in Independence, MO, attested. The visit was part of the routine approval survey that the undergraduate program undergoes in five-year intervals.

Not only was the SON issued a 鈥渃lean bill of health鈥� for the next five years by the state board, but also commended beyond the standard requirements as an exemplary model of how nursing school should be: well-rounded professional training grounds in a highly supportive community marked by trust, compassion, and connection.

The board survey is a rigorous process consisting of a comprehensive self-study, a row of interviews with communities of interest, and the collection of evidence data toward the minimum standard for nursing education programs (outlined by the state鈥檚 Nurse Practice Act). Over the course of 1-2 days, 2-3 board representatives then conduct the on-site visit.

For the 柚子视频 SON team, though an added administrative effort, the program approval review was pretty much business as usual. 鈥淐ontinuous improvement is part of our culture,鈥� Little-Stoetzel explains. 鈥淲e are constantly evaluating outcomes and the processes we need to achieve them. These activities are just as important to us as they are to the relevant state boards and national accreditors.鈥�

鈥滆肿邮悠� graduates the kind of nurse I want taking care of me,鈥� Hector summarizes the most important outcome: 鈥淥ur students leave with a holistic view of patient care, and a focus on compassionate care.鈥�

Both of these aspects were echoed by the Missouri State Board of Nursing delegation: the great teamwork between leadership and faculty at the SON, and its excellent students that go on to be exceptional nurses.