Professional Development
We pursue our responsibility to advancement through our Nursing Practice Model. Founded on a strong commitment to mentoring and education, we've developed the Center for Excellence in Nursing Practice which has proven to be a critical link for the promotion of evidence-based practice for our nursing staff.
Working collaboratively with the top clinically expert nursing professionals, you'll measure patients' clinical outcomes, work to develop and improve practice, and help shape the future of our industry.
From the very best of this profession we recognize those who step forward, placing patients first, day after day, and represent the true essence of nursing. These are recipients of colleague-nominated recognition programs, such as the Starfish Award, the Essence of Nursing Award, the Thomson Compassionate Care Scholars and Thomson Leadership Award, symbolizing the very best.
Furthermore, we offer a number of more formalized programs for every kind of nurse:
Our Nurse Intern Program provides newly licensed nurses with a career path designed to advance their skills in a supportive and rewarding environment. It is designed for new licensed nurses hired to work on any of our medical/surgical or intermediate (step-down) units. 12 -16 weeks in length, this orientation program will familiarize you with the full spectrum of nursing activities.
- Assessment, orientation and skills validation program
- Development of an individualized learning contract
- Specialized didactic sessions focusing on the critical aspects of nursing care
- Case presentation sessions utilized to develop critical thinking skills
- Clinical leadership development series
- Six 12-week clinical preceptorship with weekly coaching and performance review
- Clinically appropriate patient assignment with continued coaching by senior staff
The Brigham and Women's Hospital is approved as a provider of continuing education in nursing by the Rhode Island State Nurses Association. The Rhode Island State Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing education in nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
A certification course for Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) offered at Brigham and Women's Hospital for health professionals. Through lecture and demonstration, participants develop skills necessary to provide advanced cardiac life support.
- Basic Life Support
Through lecture and demonstration, participants develop skills necessary to provide basic life support.
There is no better place to learn critical care nursing than at Brigham and Women's Hospital. As the region's premier hospital, you'll see first hand the most challenging and rewarding cases in the field.
- ICU Introductory course: A primer course in critical care techniques and technology to ease the transition into critical care and enhance the learning curve, as well as precepted clinical assignments with critical care faculty.
- 10-12 week one-to-one mentorship in the ICU environment.
- Extensive orientation organized with week by week learning objectives.
- Classroom case-review activities.
- ICU Consortium 6 day overview of critical care concepts
- Comprehensive evaluation of ICU skill set at end of orientation.
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This program is designed for the experienced nurse to introduce our unique systems, build strong relationships with other staff, facilitate clinical judgment, and apply wisdom gained through experience to patient care. This is an outstanding way to gain familiarity with the ways in which Brigham and Women operates.
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Beginning each year in September, this exclusive program accepts a limited number of graduate RN's. The goal is to introduce you to the unique practices of our level 1 trauma center which treats over 55,000 patients every year. At the forefront of emergency room technology and practices, this is an outstanding way to learn, firsthand, the vital role nurses play in this important healthcare field.
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For those earning their BSN, there is no substitute for firsthand experience. And there is no better place to gain this experience than at Brigham and Women's hospital. Nursing students will work closely with RNs as they go through patient rotations in any our world-renowned units:
- General Medical Surgical
- Emergency Department
- Hematology Oncology
- Neurology
- Cardiac Surgery
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- Orthopedics
- Intensive Care Units
- Day Surgery / PACU
- Thoracic
- Renal / Plastic
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For those interested in pursuing education outside the programs offered by Brigham and Women's Hospital, tuition reimbursement is available.
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