The Center for Nursing Excellence


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The mission of the Center for Nursing Excellence at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is to promote professional nursing practice and foster professional growth. In the spirit of this mission, the Center provides a practice setting that enhances professionalism and allows our nurses to care for patients and families to their fullest potential.

The Center was developed to:

Partner with nurses to improve quality
Promote a professional care environment
Honor exceptional nurses
Support the power of innovation
Enhance performance

The Center’s initiatives focus on four distinct yet related aspects of the art and science of nursing. They are:

Education
Best practice
Research
Career development

The Center's goal is to provide each nurse individual access to:

Innovative nursing educational offerings
Best practices in nursing
Nursing research
Professional development resources
Leadership training

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Lucile Packard Children's Hospital is located in Palo Alto, adjacent to Stanford University Hospital, approximately 20 miles north of San Jose, CA and 40 miles south of San Francisco.

Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
725 Welch Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 497-8000