Exemplary Professional Practice

Exemplary Professional Practice

• Professional Growth & Development
• Clinical Expertise
• Evidence-Based Practice
• Research
• Nurse Sensitive Indicators
• Performance Improvement
• Innovation

Example #1:

“Marlene is an extraordinary nurse. She inspires me with her professionalism, bedside mannerisms, and passion for the role of nursing. No matter how complicated the situation, she treats her patients, patients' families, and coworkers with the utmost respect and dignity. Marlene continuously challenges herself. For example, she is pursuing her master's degree full time, works full time, coordinates activities for the unit (such as a Christmas party), involved with the unit based practice council, and many outside projects. She strives to help and provide for the community. Her kind-hearted nature makes her one of the best nurses that I've ever worked with.”

Example #2:

“It is an honor to work along side Scarlet. Scarlet is a competent RN who takes her nursing leadership to a higher quality. Scarlet serves as charge nurses, telemetry tech all at the same time. In order to do this Scarlet has to show exceptional multitask skills which she does remarkable. When Scarlet is charge nurse she is available, approachable and willing to step in to help you when you ask or even if you don't ask she always offers to help. She is compassionate and dedicated. Her patients always speak highly of her and request to have her as their primary nurse due to her outstanding nursing care. Scarlet is a great advocate for her patients. She has developed strong interdisciplinary relationships with MDs, social workers, case managers ,and other members of our health care team, and uses then as a resource to provide her patients with be the best care. Scarlet has developed great clinical and critical thinking skills and has been a great resource for newer nurses. She has served as a preceptor for new graduate nursed and for student nurses. She also has strong sense of teamwork and is always available and willing to help her peers. Scarlet has served as a member of our UBPC for 3 years, as co-chair for one year. Scarlet has dedicated her time to help our council develop and implement patient experience and quality improvement projects. Her most outstanding project that will go hospital wide is "Medication Side Effects" sticker program.”