Healthcare & Nursing Overview
Nursing Initiative Overview
CAN DO Vision, Mission and Goals
Vision
The western MA alliance of Nursing Education and Healthcare institutions eliminates the shortage of nurses by supplying a workforce of diverse, culturally proficient nurses who master a uniform set of core competencies that prepares them to provide quality nursing care, through a seamless educational system, which promotes the continuance of education for nurses desiring advanced degrees.
Mission
The mission of the CAN DO partnership is to create a seamless nursing educational system. A Seamless Educational System facilitates progression from different educational programs (CNA, LPN, ADN, BSN, MS, PhD, DNP) within and across the CAN DO partner institutions utilizing the following components:
- Career Advising and Decision Making
- Application Process
- Admissions Curriculum
- Nursing Curriculum
- Transition to Practice
Goals
Through the creation of a seamless educational system the CAN DO partners will achieve the following goals:
- Increase the supply and diversity of qualified nurses
- Increase the supply and diversity of qualified nursing faculty in all nursing programs
- Increase access to and seamless progression in nursing education at all levels
- Sustain and retain the nursing workforce
- Sustain a partnership to pursue the CAN DO vision, mission, and goals
