• Access to quality health care for Tennesseans with an emphasis on health enhancement, promotion and restoration
  
• Use of proactive leadership skills by TCN members in an atmosphere of consensus building, collaboration, open-mindedness and teamwork
  
• Nursing education that provides flexible learning opportunities and seeks efficiency through wise use of human and financial resources
  

Mission Statement:

The Tennessee Center for Nursing (TCN) is an independent statewide nursing workforce center who's mission is to guide the ongoing development of an appropriate nursing workforce to meet the healthcare needs of Tennesseans.

Goals:

• Maintain an ongoing system to address nursing workforce issues related to the future health care needs of Tennesseans.
  
• Conduct and support research focused on nursing workforce development.
  
• Propose recommendations for nursing education and practice reform.
  
• Disseminate evidence based recommendations and useful information (e.g. grants and research ideas) for nursing education and practice reform.