耶鲁大学护理学院的最终使命是为所有人提供更好的健康。我们通过对每一代护士长，学者和从业人员进行教育，转变医疗保健实践以及推进科学发展来实现这一目标。YSN社区以我们的创始院长Annie W. Goodrich的传统为基础，将“思想冒险与行动历程联系起来，并与人类经验的基础联系起来” 1，涉及整个地方，国家和国际医疗体系。领域包括慢性疾病（糖尿病，心血管疾病，癌症，艾滋病毒/艾滋病），自我和家庭管理，母婴健康，睡眠和睡眠障碍，全球健康，健康公平和弱势人群的保健，急症和重症监护，最终生命和姑息治疗，遗传和环境
The ultimate Mission of the Yale School of Nursing is better health for all people. We accomplish this by educating each generation of nurse leaders, scholars and practitioners, transforming healthcare practice, and advancing science. Building on the tradition of our Founding Dean, Annie W. Goodrich, the YSN community relates the adventure of thought to the adventure of action, in touch with the fundamentals of human experience1 across local, national and international systems of care. Fields include chronic illness (diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, HIV/AIDS), self- and family management, maternal and child health, sleep and sleep disorders, global health, health equity and care of vulnerable populations, acute and critical care, end-of-life and palliative care, genetic and environmental influences on health, gerontology and long-term care, and school- and community-based interventions.