WE BELIEVE that the basic function of St. Joseph’s School of Nursing is to educate young women in the art, science and spirit of Nursing, in order to prepare them to serve both in the hospital set-up and in the rural / urban community.
WE FIRMLY ADHERE to a Christian ethical code, believing in the sacredness of human life and the dignity of the person from the moment of conception until death.
WE RECOGNISE that the unique function of a nurse as defined by the International Council of Nurses is to assist the individual, sick or well, in the performance of those activities contributing to health or to its recovery or to a peaceful death, that she would perform unaided if she had the necessary strength, will or knowledge and to do this in such a way as to help the individual to gain independence as rapidly as possible.
WE HAVE A HOLISTIC CONCEPT OF HEALTH which is based on definition of the World Health Organization (WHO). Health is a state of complete physical, mental, social and spiritual well-being and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity.
WE ACCEPT that all nursing education should be dynamic and open to new ideas as new scientific discoveries are made in the field of health and new concepts are evolved in the behavioural sciences.
WE AIM AT developing a nurse who is motivated by the love of God and neighbour and has a mature intellectual judgment, moral enlightenment and professional efficiency so that she will be capable of giving comprehensive nursing care to the sick and injured and can function effectively especially in a hospital and community setting.