2020 is the Year of the Nurse, a declaration made by the World Health Organization to honor and support nurses, in recognition of the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale. This year also coincides with an important nursing initiative at Cooper—a Journey to Nursing Excellence. Cooper nurses from all areas and at all levels within the health system are working to transform their approach to patient care, to create an inclusive management and leadership model, and make Cooper a desirable place to be a nurse. This path to nursing excellence is sure to be exciting, challenging, and rewarding.
Each week we will share a snapshot of this nursing journey in Weekly Rounds as we head into National Nurses Week, which officially begins every year on May 6. We look forward to sharing the work the nursing team has completed with the entire Cooper team.
Shown is the team of nurses who participated in the Inaugural Nursing Retreat in October 2019. The retreat was the first of three major meetings that provided the foundational work for the Journey to Nursing Excellence.