Mission, Vision, and Goals
WESTERN INSTITUTE OF NURSING
STRATEGIC MISSION, VISION AND GOALS
Adopted by Board of Governors
April 9, 2003
MISSION
The Western Institute of Nursing exists to bring together a diverse community of nurses in a shared commitment to advance nursing science, education, and practice to improve health outcomes.
VISION
The Western Institute of Nursing: Shaping health care through discovery and innovation.
GOALS
WIN advances nursing science, education and practice through:
- Creating a forum for exchange of scholarship
and research related to:
- reducing health disparities and improving health status;
- addressing acute and chronic health conditions;
- building community capacity;
- facilitating community partnerships;
- improving care to vulnerable populations;
- developing innovative and cost-effective practices;.
- achieving nursing sensitive outcomes;
- addressing nursing workforce supply and demand;
- advancing health policy;
- promoting culturally competent care and education;
- developing innovative education programs; and
- strengthening clinical decision making and critical thinking. - Promoting safe and cost-effective nursing practice
through:
- encouraging the use of information technology;
- facilitating the gathering and dissemination of the knowledge and skills of experienced nurses;
- promoting evidence-based practice initiatives; and
- providing a forum for sharing best practices. - Enhancing the career development/trajectory of
nurses in academic, research, and practice environments
through opportunities for:
- networking
- socialization;
- mentoring; and
- leadership. - Fostering research, practice and educational innovations
and improvements through:
- encouraging interdisciplinary, collaborative research and projects;
- providing support/resources for innovations;
- acknowledging substantive research and quality improvement efforts;
- promoting partnerships between nursing education and practice;
- promoting and evaluating best practices in education and practice; and
- providing opportunities for networking and collaboration; - Disseminating nursing research and scholarship
that addresses health care, practice and education
needs through:
- hosting annual research conferences;
- publishing annual conference proceedings;
- providing educational opportunities; and
- facilitating listserves with research interest groups and centers of research excellence.