At AdventHealth for Children, our award-winning nurses go beyond their call of duty. We know that nurses are the backbone of the care team and can leave a lasting impact on the experience of a child and their family.
Through our Magnet Recognition®, professional development, and other programs, our nurses are inquisitive and empowered to ensure they provide the highest quality of health care. Fueled by AdventHealth’s mission, our nurses are committed to providing compassionate care to our patients and striving to be leaders in nursing excellence.
Growing Through Professional Development
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ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program® (PTAP)
At AdventHealth for Children, we want our nurses to feel empowered to find the practice setting that they are most passionate about.
The AdventHealth for Children New-to-Practice RN Residency Program is accredited as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs.
The current sites included in this accreditation designation are:
AdventHealth for Children
The current workplace settings included in this accreditation designation are:
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Pediatrics
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Emergency Department
This accreditation recognizes our program as demonstrating excellence in transitioning new nurses to practice.
We know that when nurses come together to collaborate, they are able to discuss best practices, solve problems, and have support from their peers. Our AdventHealth for Children New-to-Practice RN Residency Program is a 12-month program that provides nurse residents the opportunity to hone critical-thinking and evidence-based decision-making skills. It also provides a supportive environment for nurse residents to get together periodically and share experiences, ensuring they provide the best quality of care for our patients. Evidence shows that Nurse Residency Programs increase critical competencies, reduce nursing turnover, and help nurse residents achieve higher levels of patient-centered care.
We are committed to ensuring our nursing staff feels confident, motivated, and valued as members of our care team. Our Professional Excellence Program provides a framework that supports the professional growth of our nurses in the following areas:
Leadership Development
Education and Training
Clinical Excellence and Teaching
Evidence-Based Nursing Practice
We know that when nurses feel empowered and are given the support to grow professionally, they have greater job satisfaction, which results in improved patient outcomes. At AdventHealth for Children, we strive to help our nurses continually improve their practice and provide the highest quality of patient care.
Our Professional Practice Model
The Professional Practice Model represents all the components that interact to guide and support the delivery of care at AdventHealth for Children. It aligns interprofessionals at the organization with our mission, vision, values and service standards. Our Professional Practice Model depicts how interprofessionals practice, collaborate, communicate, and develop professionally to provide the highest quality care for those served by the organization.
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We are Honored to Achieve Magnet Recognition®
Recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, Magnet Recognition® is the highest honor an organization can receive for nursing. We started pursuing Magnet Recognition® in 2008 and were recognized in 2011 for the first time. AdventHealth for Children has since achieved this gold standard for nursing excellence a second time in 2016 and for a third time in 2021. Only seven percent of the nation’s hospitals have received this recognition, which provides benefits including:
Highest standard of care for patients due to evidence-based practices and excellent clinical outcomes
Lower risk of 30-day mortality and lower failure-to-rescue rates
Excellent job satisfaction among nurses due to inter-professional collaboration, research and involvement in decision making at all levels of the organization
We know that happy nurses make healthier patients, and we are dedicated to providing the highest quality patient care for years to come.
Our Shared Leadership Council structure empowers the interprofessional staff to define, implement and maintain current practice standards and to implement the vision and campus priorities for patient care. This program includes nursing staff from every single unit who assist in making decisions to:
Ensure patient safety and promote quality service
Drive accountability to the level of frontline staff
Engage staff in innovation and collaborative problem-solving and strategy development
Encourage discussion and resolution of clinical or professional operational issues
Leading the Way With Research and Innovation
Our nurses are not just reading about new research – they are actively conducting it to continuously improve and ensure we provide the best care possible. Not only do we encourage our nursing staff to be inquisitive, but we provide them with the support they need to complete the research and find their voice in health care.
Some examples of nursing research that is completed or currently in progress include:
“Infant Holding During Therapeutic Hypothermia in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and Its Effects on Parental Stress” conducted by Principal Investigator Rebecca Koerner BSN, RN
“Psychometric Validation and Generalizability of the Withdrawal Tool for Neonatal ICU Patients” conducted by Principal Investigator Julie Long BSN, RNC-NIC
“Perceived Stress and Resiliency in Neonatal Nurses” conducted by Principal Investigator Lisa Pannell MSN, CPNP, NNP-BC
“Validation of the Pediatric Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (P-CPOT) in PICU and Pediatric CVICU” conducted by Principal Investigator Amanda Hellner MSN, RN, CPN
Recognizing Extraordinary Nurses
The DAISY (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award is an international recognition program that honors and celebrates the skillful, compassionate care nurses provide every day. The DAISY Foundation was established by the family of J. Patrick Barnes after he died from complications of an auto-immune disease in 1999. During his hospitalization, they deeply appreciated the care and compassion shown to Patrick and his entire family. They felt compelled to say “thank you” to nurses in a very public way by creating the DAISY Award, which is given monthly to an extraordinary nurse in hospitals throughout America.
Patients, family members, or any fellow employees may nominate a deserving nurse by completing a nomination form found on any of our units. Additionally, patients may submit a nomination through the GetWell Network.
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Nurses Going Above and Beyond
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Jenna always goes above and beyond for her patients. We had one very sick patient on the unit who was very likely going to miss his high school graduation, which he was very much looking forward to attending.
This week has been very hard on my granddaughter and myself. She had a tumor removed from her spine. This hospital is one of the greatest hospitals I have ever dealt with and I'm 52 years old.
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