Professional Development
At IU Health, we are committed to the idea that nurses must be lifelong learners to provide optimal patient care.
Florence Nightingale's words, "Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses. We must be learning all of our lives," remind us that ongoing learning is a professional and moral duty.
Continuous learning is the path to excellence in healthcare. At IU Health, we support our nurses on this lifelong learning journey.
A fundamental principle that underpins our development programs is the understanding that leadership is an activity, not a position, and anyone can lead anytime, anywhere (Kansas Leadership Center). This guiding principle is the cornerstone of all our development initiatives, uniting nurses across all levels to collaborate, share knowledge, and support one another in nurturing a culture of continuous learning.
Here are some of the ways we engage our nurses in lifelong learning:
Our Guiding Principles
A fundamental principle that underpins our development programs is the understanding that leadership is an activity, not a position, and anyone can lead anytime, anywhere (Kansas Leadership Center). This guiding principle is the cornerstone of all our development initiatives, uniting nurses across all levels to collaborate, share knowledge, and support one another in nurturing a culture of continuous learning.
Here are some of the ways we engage our nurses in lifelong learning:
The Distinguished Nurse Excellence Program is one of the ways we recognize and reward the remarkable contributions of our frontline nurses. Our Chief Nursing Officers across our system invite their exemplary nurses into the program every May in alignment with Nurses Week.
The development opportunities within the program are crafted to elevate interpersonal skills competency, enhance process improvement skills, and empower our nurses to drive positive change within their practice environments. In addition, the program provides valuable benefits like paid annual professional organization dues, paid attendance to one professional conference a year, and priority scheduling.
Distinguished Nurse Excellence Program
The Distinguished Nurse Excellence Program is one of the ways we recognize and reward the remarkable contributions of our frontline nurses. Our Chief Nursing Officers across our system invite their exemplary nurses into the program every May in alignment with Nurses Week.
The development opportunities within the program are crafted to elevate interpersonal skills competency, enhance process improvement skills, and empower our nurses to drive positive change within their practice environments. In addition, the program provides valuable benefits like paid annual professional organization dues, paid attendance to one professional conference a year, and priority scheduling.
Our Mentorship Program is dedicated to strengthening our leadership capabilities at all levels of nursing. The end goal is to elevate patient care and drive organizational success through the power of mentorship. The program provides a confidential space for knowledge exchange, building meaningful connections, upskilling, promoting diversity, and reducing unconscious biases.
Mentorship Program
Our Mentorship Program is dedicated to strengthening our leadership capabilities at all levels of nursing. The end goal is to elevate patient care and drive organizational success through the power of mentorship. The program provides a confidential space for knowledge exchange, building meaningful connections, upskilling, promoting diversity, and reducing unconscious biases.
We host bi-annual, statewide gatherings, uniting nurses at all levels within our organization. These events serve as a catalyst for excellence, equipping our nurses with the skills and knowledge they need to excel and thrive as influential leaders within their respective roles.
Mini Leadership Development Institute (LDI) Conferences
We host bi-annual, statewide gatherings, uniting nurses at all levels within our organization. These events serve as a catalyst for excellence, equipping our nurses with the skills and knowledge they need to excel and thrive as influential leaders within their respective roles.
We provide diverse leadership development programs to empower our leaders in driving our vision to make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states through innovation and excellence in care, education, research, and service. Our programs are geared towards:
- Enhancing and honing expertise.
- Cultivating leader agility in navigating a rapidly changing healthcare landscape.
- Strengthening values-based leadership in alignment with our IU Health values.
- Encouraging hands-on, active learning experiences.
- Promoting collaborative growth and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing among our leaders.
Leader Development Programs
We provide diverse leadership development programs to empower our leaders in driving our vision to make Indiana one of the nation's healthiest states through innovation and excellence in care, education, research, and service. Our programs are geared towards:
- Enhancing and honing expertise.
- Cultivating leader agility in navigating a rapidly changing healthcare landscape.
- Strengthening values-based leadership in alignment with our IU Health values.
- Encouraging hands-on, active learning experiences.
- Promoting collaborative growth and peer-to-peer knowledge sharing among our leaders.
As part of our unwavering commitment to the growth and success of our nursing team members, we provide financial support through a range of programs, many of which have no upfront costs for our nurses. We believe that investing in our nurses' academic and career advancement benefits them individually and elevates the quality of care we offer to our patients and the entire healthcare community.
Academic Progression Support
As part of our unwavering commitment to the growth and success of our nursing team members, we provide financial support through a range of programs, many of which have no upfront costs for our nurses. We believe that investing in our nurses' academic and career advancement benefits them individually and elevates the quality of care we offer to our patients and the entire healthcare community.
