Philosophy of the Program WE believe that the patient, conceptualized as an individual, family, or community, is the focus of the CNA. We believe each individual is unique and holds values and beliefs reflective of his/her culture, spiritual and life experience. WE believe that there are core competencies that enable a nursing assistant to provide optimal care for patients. The core competencies are the basis of the nursing assistants ability to give, and coordinate caring practices. WE believe in being strong role models to students through our own commitment to excellence as administrators, teachers and clinicians as well as our dedication to cultivating a sense of professional empowerment, a desire for lifelong learning, and in instilling a noble sense of service in our students. WE believe in working with students as a community of learners in which everyone functions at a high level of accountability, flexibility, and integrity. Faculty: Bradford College of Nursing takes pride in its faculty, not just for their academic qualifications and experience, but more for their unquestionable devotion and dedication to the teaching profession. Each faculty member is a firm believer that nursing and allied health education is a mission field in itself and that a nursing or allied health educator is in a privileged position to fulfill that mission.