To cultivate and advance the intelligence, character, and goodwill of all nurses.
Intelligence - knowledge, good sense, and expertise
Character - core values, beliefs, view of humanity, and role of society
Goodwill – showing of good intentions
Every art and every inquiry and similarly every action and pursuit is thought to aim at some good, and for this reason the good has been declared to be that at which all things aim.
ARIST. Nico.I.1.