title: Creating a center for nursing excellence.
abstract: A center for nursing excellence provides a structure for organizing professional nursing within an organization. It gives nursing leadership a method of explaining, demonstrating, and showcasing nursing. A center for nursing excellence provides a method of interpreting the primary and multiple roles of nursing, including patient care delivery, education, research, leadership, and management. A center for nursing excellence can be used as a base for the development of practice models, education and development programs, nurse recruitment strategies and retention, and leadership and management programs.
authors.affiliation: Carpe Diem Healthcare Group, Denver, Colo 80237, USA.
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Knos
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gharrity
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D016294:Models, Nursing; D017146:Models, Organizational; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009729:Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015399:Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012938:Social Perception; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration