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About Center for Nursing Excellence

The Center for Nursing Excellence (CNE) is committed to building a culture of excellence by supporting the nursing professional with continuing education, professional development, career advancement, and recognition such that UAMS will be recognized as the best place to practice nursing.

Programs

The UAMS Center for Nursing Excellence (CNE) was established in 2009 to provide the framework and structures necessary to achieve a Culture of Nursing Excellence. The CNE supports various programs that are essential to promoting an environment where the clinical and professional practices of nurses are transformed to the highest level of excellence.

  • Culture of Excellence

    Learn more about Culture of Excellence (internal to UAMS)

  • Culture of Inquiry

    Innovate, Quality Improvement, Research, Evidence Based Practice (internal to UAMS)

  • Education

    Click here to go to the Clinical Education webpage

  • Practice

    Policies, Professional Practice Model (internal to UAMS)

  • Professional Development

    Clinical Ladder, National Certificaiton, RN IV/V (internal to UAMS)

  • Recognition

    All Recognition nomination forms

  • Recognition – DAISY

    DAISY nomination form

  • Recognition – BEE

    BEE nomination form

Meet the CNE Staff

The CNE staff is here to support our UAMS nurses.

Rebekah Thacker
Rebekah Thacker, MNSc, RNC-NIC
Director of the Center for Nursing Excellence
Susan Erickson
Susan Erickson, MNSc, RN, BC-NA, CHCR
Senior Nurse Recruiter

Contact the Center for Nursing Excellence

Reach out to the Center of Nursing Excellence with any questions or comments you may have.

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