The department takes pride in ensuring that the students are adequately prepared to deliver high quality health care services according to Evidence Based Practice (EBP) by ensuring quality teaching, supervision and outcome evaluation in every course. Our aim is to develop students with competencies in knowledge, diverse clinical skills, excellent professional judgement and decision making in provision of quality health care

Vision: To be the department graduating skilled and competent nursing professionals capable of providing quality nursing care preserve and disseminate new knowledge in nursing.

Mission: To train competent graduates responsive to local, national and global health needs, and proficient in evidence-based practice

Core Values: Relevance, Excellence, Equity, Quality & Integrity 

Quality Objectives: 

• Foster commitment, accountability, decision making and critical thinking in developing skills in the Medical – surgical Nursing settings
• Plan, direct, coordinate and evaluate Medical – Surgical Nursing care based on the principles of professionalism
• Apply & observe legal and  ethical requirements and standards the Medical – Surgical Nursing 
• Critically analyze the medical surgical nursing challenges and trends emerging in society today and assess the impact of such in the quality of human life>
• Enhance prevention of lifestyle diseases in the Medical Surgical Nursing
• Apply professional skills under various cultural contexts
• Pursue further postgraduate and professional studies in the Medical Surgical Nursing fields of specialization 
• To enhance community outreach services and linkages through reaching out to communities through medical camps