Each day, our nurses demonstrate the core elements of our mission by providing excellence, building authentic relationships, and advocating for our patients and each other.
Our nurses have taken the lead to ensure the care at Sibley is of the highest quality, delivered according to best practices and based on the latest available evidence.
The dedication of our exceptional nurses even through extraordinary circumstances means that our patients’ suffering is relieved and their humanity respected in all settings.
The nursing professional development and education team was recognized with Sibley’s 2021 DAISY Team Award.
Specific, mutually agreed upon competencies associated with nursing leadership can elevate the practices of nurse leaders at every level.
The formal nurse mentor program connects nurses of all levels with mentorship and support when they need it most.
The nurse residency program at Sibley bridged some of the experience gaps for nursing school graduates to successfully transition from the academic world of nursing school to the clinical world of bedside practice during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Learning and professional development opportunities, including nursing certification courses, are available and accessible at Sibley, and nurses have protected time and incentives to take advantage of them.
Care teams have adapted to creatively address quality and safety challenges like nursing-sensitive indicators (NSIs) in new ways.
One of the newest structures in place at Sibley Memorial Hospital to support the growth and excellence of clinical nurses is the Nursing Clinical Peer Review Committee.
Trust and individual empowerment are keys to nursing excellence and satisfaction, say nurse leaders.
Sibley’s nursing team participates in Johns Hopkins Health System efforts to convene expertise of clinicians and leaders from all its hospitals to tackle shared challenges.
Sibley’s Maternal Health Access Program has expanded early identification of high-risk women, established a clinical care coordination program, and developed innovative ways to monitor pregnancy, all with the goal of improving maternal and neonatal outcomes in the District of Columbia.
Oncology infusion nurses bring special expertise and skill to the multi-disciplinary team providing monoclonal antibody infusions for people with COVID-19.
The Nursing Professional Development Team helped Sibley adopt the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Quality Improvement (RQI) program to update the process for CPR certification.
