Vision:
Pediatric nursing department's vision is to create stimulating educational learning environment to qualify candidate to provide a safe and advanced nursing management for children in different pediatric settings in accordance with the College and University’s vision.

Mission:
The mission of the pediatric nursing department is to maintain a competency-based education in the light of evidence-based nursing practices that enable the candidate to provide the highest quality of nursing care while implementing family-centered care in inpatient or ambulatory settings. The candidate will be capable of self-learning and teamwork compatible with sharing experiences with the related professional organizations.

Objectives:
The program objectives for pediatric nursing are as follows:
1) Support the university's mission, vision, and goals.
2) Create stimulating educational learning environment for undergraduates and postgraduates.
3) Prepare graduates who are competent to meet the unique multiple and complex children health needs.
4) Foster an appreciation for necessity of learning, thinking critically, and continuing to grow personally and professionally.
5) Contribute to the nursing profession and to society by engaging in scholarship, leadership, and services.
6) Acquire a high level of knowledge of the physical and psychological growth and development of children so that deviation from the normal can readily be detected.
7) Develops more appreciation of the dynamic of family background, family relationships and life experience which influence a child's ability to cope with daily living activities.
8) Develop competency to assess, implement and evaluate the children's needs with varying degree of illness.
9) Be able to develop an increased competence in giving specialized nursing care to children (in neonatal and surgical units).
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10) Develop beginning skills in the research for new knowledge in the area of pediatric nursing.
11) Investigate physical, social and psychological impact of illness, handicap and hospitalized children at different stages of development.