Nurses are encouraged to learn and grow at LVHN.
Presentations and publications
The Center for Professional Excellence encourages and assists staff in presenting papers and posters at local, regional and national conferences and publishing in professional journals.
Nursing Certifications
The Center for Professional Excellence supports professional nurses in obtaining certifications, including:
- Ambulatory Nursing (AMB-BC)
- Burn Nurse (CBRN)
- Cardiac Vascular Nursing (CV-BC)
- Critical Care Adult (CCRN)
- Critical Care Pediatric (CCRN)
- Emergency Nursing Adult (CEN)
- Emergency Nursing Pediatric (CPEN)
- Gerontological Nursing (GERO-BC)
- Informatics Nursing (RN-BC)
- Medical-Surgical Nursing (CMSRN or MEDSURG-BC)
- Nurse Executive (NE-BC, NEA-BC)
- Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC)
- Oncology (OCN, CPHON)
- Pediatrics (CPN or PED-BC)
- Perioperative (CNOR and CPAN)
- Progressive Critical Care (PCCN)
- Psychiatric (PMH-BC)
- Trauma (TCRN)
- Women & Children’s (RNC)
- Inpatient OB
- Maternal-Newborn
- Neonatology
- Extremely Low Birth Weight
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Clinical ladder program
The RN Retention Committee launched a clinical ladder program for nurses at Lehigh Valley sites called PRIME (Program for Recognition for Individual Merit and Excellence). Clinical ladder programs recognize nurses for engagement, professional development and contributions to high-quality care.
Friends of Nursing
Friends of Nursing is a philanthropic foundation established to recognize and promote excellence in nursing practice, nursing education and nursing research. Activities include distribution of awards for outstanding practice, sponsorship of seminars and educational programs, creation of scholarship funds to support education programs, establishment of fellowships for research, funding for special projects and implementation of specific retention and recruitment efforts. Gifts to Friends of Nursing have come from patients and families, community members, nurses, physicians and other health care professionals.