Nurses are encouraged to learn and grow at LVHN.

Presentations and publications

The Center for Professional Excellence encourages and assists staff in presenting papers and posters at local, regional and national conferences and publishing in professional journals.

Nursing at LVHN

Nursing Certifications

The Center for Professional Excellence supports professional nurses in obtaining certifications, including:

  • Ambulatory Nursing (AMB-BC)
  • Add Burn Nurse (CBRN)
  • Cardiac Vascular Nursing (CV-BC)
  • Critical Care Adult (CCRN)
  • Critical Care Pediatric (CCRN)
  • Emergency Nursing Adult (CEN)
  • Emergency Nursing Pediatric (CPEN)
  • Gerontological Nursing (GERO-BC)
  • Informatics Nursing (RN-BC)
  • Medical-Surgical Nursing (CMSRN or MEDSURG-BC)
  • Nurse Executive (NE-BC, NEA-BC)
  • Nursing Professional Development (NPD-BC)
  • Oncology (OCN, CPHON)
  • Pediatrics (CPN or PED-BC)
  • Perioperative (CNOR)
  • Progressive Critical Care (PCCN)
  • Psychiatric (PMH-BC)
  • Trauma (TCRN)
  • Women & Children’s (RNC)
    • Inpatient OB
    • Maternal-Newborn
    • Neonatology
    • Extremely Low Birth Weight
    • Electronic Fetal Monitoring

Clinical ladder program

The RN Retention Committee launched a clinical ladder program for nurses at Lehigh Valley sites called PRIME (Program for Recognition for Individual Merit and Excellence). Clinical ladder programs recognize nurses for engagement, professional development and contributions to high-quality care.

PRIME Nurses Group

Friends of Nursing

Friends of Nursing is a philanthropic foundation established to recognize and promote excellence in nursing practice, nursing education and nursing research. Activities include distribution of awards for outstanding practice, sponsorship of seminars and educational programs, creation of scholarship funds to support education programs, establishment of fellowships for research, funding for special projects and implementation of specific retention and recruitment efforts. Gifts to Friends of Nursing have come from patients and families, community members, nurses, physicians and other health care professionals.

At LVHN, Friends of Nursing is operationalized through the Professional Excellence Council. Representing a variety of nursing personnel, as well as members of other hospital departments and the community, the Professional Excellence Council develops and implements the Friends of Nursing recognition program as well as other activities to promote and advocate for the nursing profession.