title: Achieving excellence in nursing.
abstract: The critical shortage of nurses has placed a heavy burden on managers. Because they are responsible for ensuring that pediatric staff members maintain high professional standards, the promotion excellence within the staff remains imperative; it is essential that managers assist themselves and others to strive for excellence. How do you strive for excellence? A commitment to excellence requires a lifelong commitment to nursing, research, learning, scholarship, and personal balance and well-being. Pursuit of excellence in nursing is difficult, especially in a society marked by its satisfaction with mediocrity. Yet by this pursuit, not only will the nurse benefit, but so will the staff, the children, and maternal-child nursing.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000379:methods*; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*