Welcome
Welcome letter from the Donnelly College Director of Nursing
Dear Nursing Faculty,
Welcome to the Donnelly College Nursing Program. I am honored to extend my warmest welcome as you begin your journey with a team committed to equity, transformation, and compassionate service. At Donnelly, we believe that every student deserves the opportunity to rise to discover not only their professional potential, but their profound human worth.
As educators in a mission-driven Catholic institution, your role extends beyond instruction. You are mentors, advocates, and leaders walking beside students as they adapt to the academic, clinical, and personal challenges of becoming a nurse. Our vision to be the most accessible and transformative Catholic college in the country is not just aspirational, it is lived out daily through the relationships we build and the lives we empower.
Our program is grounded in Roy s Adaptation Model, which views each person as a holistic, adaptive system continuously responding to internal and external stimuli. This framework reminds us that growth emerges through change and that our purpose as nurse educators is to foster successful adaptation in our students across four key modes: physiologic-physical, self-concept, role function, and interdependence. In each of these domains, you play a vital part in guiding students toward integration, resilience, and personal and professional wholeness.
At Donnelly, we serve students who are often balancing academics with work, family, and unique life experiences. You will find that supporting them requires both structure and grace. Use your wisdom to guide them, your insight to assess their evolving needs, and your compassion to help them adapt with dignity.
As you step into the classroom, clinical setting, or simulation lab, remember: your presence matters. Through your leadership, our students will learn what it means to practice nursing as a science of care, a discipline of accountability, and a ministry of healing.
Thank you for answering the call to teach. I look forward to the contributions you will make to our students lives, to our profession, and to the continued excellence of the Donnelly College Nursing Program.
With gratitude and anticipation,
Loran Fish BSN, MSN, RN
913-621-8771
Director of Nursing
Donnelly College