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Program Philosophy

The program’s philosophy is to empower students with a patient-centered care approach using skilled faculty, technology, critical thinking, and evidence-based knowledge. The school uses a student approach focus, and the student evolves at the same rhythm as the nursing profession. The school achieves its philosophy through a patient-centered care approach, quality education, and the College’s core values:

1. Patient-centered care

Patient-centered care is the practice of caring for patients (and their families) in meaningful and valuable ways to the individual patient. It includes listening to, informing, and involving patients in their care. The IOM (Institute of Medicine) defines patient-centered care as: “Providing care that is respectful of, and responsive to, individual patient preferences, needs and values, and ensuring that patient values guide all clinical decisions.” Justee College practices principles of patient-centered care. Those principles are:

  1. Respect for the patient’s values, preferences, and expressed needs
  2. Coordination and integration of care
  3. Information and education
  4. Physical comfort
  5. Emotional support and alleviation of fear and anxiety
  6. Involvement of family and friends
  7. Continuity and transition
  8. Access to care

The faculty believes that individuals and groups function in complex, constantly changing environments. Patients’ responses to their health states are dynamic. The nurse will provide care for individuals and groups in this multicultural community. Caring behaviors will be provided in various healthcare settings, including acute care, extended care, and diverse community facilities. Collaboration with individuals and groups, including other healthcare team members and community agencies, will assist in meeting patient needs and reaching positive outcomes of patient care.

Nursing is a practice discipline whose goal is to provide a safe, effective care environment, promote physiologic and psychosocial integrity, and meet patient needs. Contemporary healthcare delivery focuses on wellness and the management of chronic conditions. Along with the shift of care into the community, the aging of our population, and the nation’s increasing cultural diversity, the nursing focus includes data and rationales of care based on informatics and critical thinking. Expanding scientific knowledge and technology marks a different approach to nursing care in the new century. In collaboration with the patient and other healthcare team members, the nurse must develop fiscal, professional, and personal accountability.

Objectives

In support of its mission, the College’s objectives are:

  • To fulfill the educational expectations of students and faculty and to provide the community with professionals capable of meeting the challenges in their chosen field;
  • To provide students with all the materials, faculty, and administrative support needed to complete their program successfully;
  • To encourage and foster the value of lifelong learning in our students;
  • To provide students with the most up-to-date and comprehensive information available in their field of study;
  • To utilize Justee College’s tools and materials, which require the students to effectively demonstrate the integration of the concepts and skills they have learned;
  • To maintain an educational environment that respects and welcomes a diversity of individual backgrounds, abilities, interests, and opinions.

Disclosure Statements

  • The school is nonsectarian and does not discriminate concerning race, creed, color, national origin, age, sex, disability, or marital status in any academic program activities, employment practices, or admissions policies.
  • Justee College is not accredited by any national agency and, therefore, cannot offer students access to Federal Student Aid programs.
  • The acceptance of the transfer of credits or clock hours earned at this College is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not clock hours earned at Justee College will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
  • The College does not offer advanced placement based on work experience.
  • As a prospective student, you must review this catalog before signing an enrollment agreement.
  • It is the school’s policy to provide a copy of the latest school catalog either in writing or electronically on the school’s website to all prospective students.

Student Rights and Responsibilities

While it is impossible to address all eventualities, it is important that the community embrace the rights of Justee College’s students and observe the spirit of the College’s mission. These rights include, but are not limited to:

  • The right to be treated equally in academic and social settings
  • The right to live and/or attend classes in a physically safe environment
  • The right to express diverse opinions in an intellectually safe environment
  • The right to privacy
  • The expectation of a positive living/learning environment
  • The right to learn without disruption
  • Access to academic and support services that enhance student learning
  • The right to pursue academic interests
  • The right to engage in mutual collaboration
  • The right to explore personal spiritual growth and development
  • The right to know academic requirements and to be evaluated fairly
  • The right to engage in service opportunities that enhance learning outcomes, both on and off campus
  • The right to associate with student organizations of one’s choosing
  • The right to participate in a system of shared governance
  • The right to assemble

While it is impossible to address all eventualities, it is important that the community embrace the responsibilities of Justee College’s students and observe in the spirit of the College’s mission. General responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Responsible for cultivating personal growth and development through academic, civic, and social engagement
  • Responsibility to pursue educational opportunities to the best of one’s ability
  • Responsible for academic progression and career planning
  • Responsibility to explore personal growth and development
  • Responsibility to partner and/or cooperate with faculty and staff in the promotion of a positive living and learning environment
  • Responsibility to other students
  • Responsible for approaching differing and diverse views and opinions with an open mind
  • Responsibility to recognize the value of diversity and an exchange of ideas
  • Responsibility for showing respect to other students
  • Responsibility to the community
  • Responsible for engaging in appropriate service-learning experiences that improve the quality of life of those around them
  • Responsible for complying with laws, rules, and regulations
  • Accountability for one’s own actions
  • Responsibility for maintaining the property and facilities of Justee College
  • Responsibility for maintaining a positive image of Justee College

Ownership

Justee College is a limited liability company (LLC) owned and operated solely by Dr. Evens St. Juste.

ACCREDITATION

Justee College is currently not an accredited institution.