Nursing

Excellence gives our nurses so many reasons to be proud

Nurses at Novant Health are supported to redefine healthcare, delivering a compassionate patient experience that improves lives.

Greetings from our nursing team

Professional practice environment

A strong professional practice environment means we have a voice in clinical care and are supported to deliver the remarkable patient experience we are known for.

• System nursing structure with one chief nursing executive
• Nursing executive council
• Nurse leadership academy
• Clinical nurse forums with nursing executives

• System- and unit-level shared governance councils, including system-level Novant Health Professional Nursing Council with clinical nurses representing all acute care facilities
• 12-month nurse residency
• Nursing Essentials curriculum
• Nursing certification review courses and exam reimbursement
• Preceptor curriculum and compensation
• Funding for conferences and continuing education
• Professional nurse mentoring program
• Clinical ladder program for advancement at the bedside
• Nursing career pathways for advancement beyond the bedside
• Nursing community outreach

• Nursing professional practice model
• Culture of safety with interdisciplinary education and non-punitive case reviews
• Nurse-led quality councils and inter-professional best practice exchange teams
• Point-of-care clinical information and patient education resources
• Nurse peer review led by clinical nurses

Center for professional practice and development, with five departments:

Nursing professional development

• Clinical nurse educators
• Simulation educators

Practice and innovation

• Clinical practice specialists
• Nurse scientist

Nurse residency

Magnet recognition program

Patient education & clinical support

• Patient education specialists
• Diabetes education specialists
• Wound & ostomy care nurses

• Full-time nurse scientist
• Nursing research council
• Nursing research boot camp
• Active research and evidence-based practice projects
• Presentations at state and national conferences
• Participation in state and national practice collaboratives

Nursing recognitions

We love to celebrate the contributions of our individual nurses who have gone above and beyond to demonstrate nursing excellence!

• Remarkable Nurse Award
• Master preceptor designation
• Daisy Awards
• North Carolina Great 100 Nurses
• National presentations

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