Professional Growth
At Children’s, the Department of Nursing supports the career aspirations of all of our nurses and encourages nurses to periodically assess career goals. Children’s believes that professional development is an important component of providing excellent patient care outcomes.
Children’s Nursing has programs in place to encourage life-long learning and long-term professional growth.
Centralized Nursing Orientation
Each nurse receives an introduction and overview to the goals, policies, procedures, and traditions of the Department of Nursing. This allows for successful integration into the nursing culture and system of patient care delivery at Children’s.
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Educational Opportunities
The Department of Nursing offers a broad range of educational activities and events at the hospital to provide research and evidence-based information on relevant patient care and health services-related topics. The department also provides opportunities for nurses to attend educational programs at institutions of higher learning to further their professional goals.
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Shared Leadership Councils
Shared Leadership Councils within the Department of Nursing and at the unit/department level provide the opportunity for staff nurses to take part in shared decision making. Shared decision making benefits all parties—staff nurses, leadership nurses, physicians, and most importantly our patients.
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Local, Regional and National Conferences
Nurses at Children’s can apply to attend local, regional and national professional conferences to enhance personal and professional development and to share information with their peers.
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National Certification
Children’s nurses are encouraged to seek national specialty certification from accredited nursing organizations. These certifications validate that an RN is practicing excellent patient care with exceptional patient outcomes.
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Nursing Grand Rounds
These monthly clinical development programs help registered nurses build clinical knowledge and skills. The programs are targeted toward but not limited to registered nurses with at least one year of clinical nursing experience who work on inpatient units.
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Professional Advancement Program (Clinical Ladder)
This program supports the bedside registered nurse as he or she achieves successes in clinical performance, responsibility and leadership. The goal is to recognize clinical contributions through a "Clinical Ladder." Registered nurses are initially placed on the professional nursing team at Children’s as an RN1. By gaining experience and demonstrating clinical excellence, each RN becomes eligible for promotion to an RN II, followed by an RN III or RN IV with completion of additional requirements.
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Fellowships
The Neonatal Critical Care Fellowship Program, Critical Care Nursing Fellowship Program and Perioperative Nursing Fellowship Program are available to those seeking advanced clinical experiences tailored to specific interests and learning needs. The length of the fellowships varies depending on the specialty. For an application or more information contact Jill Titone Board, nurse recruiter at 202-476-5471 or jtitone@cnmc.org.
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