UMC Nursing

Nursing Vision

UMC’s Department Of Nursing, through it’s clinical practice, scholarship and research efforts, professionalism, strategic partnerships, and professional transformation, will set the standard for nursing across Nevada’s health care continuum.

Nursing Mission

• To deliver safe, excellent, quality-directed clinical care to our patients
• To provide clinical care in a way that is compassionate, caring and heartfelt
• To provide a nursing practice and work environment that meets Magnet standards
• To advance the nursing discipline through scholarship and research
• To aspire to a culture that is just, excellence-oriented, evidence-based, collegial and enjoyable

Professional Practice Model

Our professional practice model was developed from a unified voice of clinical nurses, specialty nurses and nurse leadership, focusing on seven key priorities:

1. Teamwork
2. Excellence
3. Evidence-Based Practice
4. Pride
5. Caring
6. Commitment
7. Integrity

UMC joins a premier group of organizations that have received Pathway to Excellence^® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The Pathway designation is a global credential that highlights UMC’s commitment to creating a healthy work environment where nurses feel empowered and valued. For more information on the Pathway to Excellence recognition program, visit ANCC’s website at https://www.nursingworld.org/pathway.

UMC’s Nursing Residency Program has received Accreditation with Distinction from the American Nurses Credentialing Center Practice Transition Accreditation Program^®. UMC’s evidence-based curriculum offers residents a collaborative learning environment to successfully transition into clinical practice. For more information on the Practice Transition Accreditation Program, visit ANCC’s website at https://www.nursingworld.org/organizational-programs/accreditation/ptap/.