Nursing at Inova Alexandria Hospital
We have earned the prestigious Pathway to Excellence® designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). This achievement identifies Inova Alexandria Hospital as one of the best places for nurses to work and puts it among an elite group of healthcare organizations (nationwide, only 171 hospitals have earned Pathway status).
When Nakiara Bell, NB, RN, first visited Inova Alexandria Hospital for prenatal care, she had no idea that her pregnancy would alter the course of her professional life. Read her story
Nurses contribute so much to Inova
"They touch the lives of patients in ways no one else does. And they are an integral part of the team. We strive to show how much they mean to the organization each and every day."
– Fadia Feghali, MS, RN, NE-BC
Chief Nursing Officer at Inova Alexandria Hospital
What does Pathway designation mean?
The Pathway to Excellence® designation is the result of Inova Alexandria's ongoing demonstration of six practice standards: Shared Decision Making, Leadership, Safety, Quality, Well-Being and Professional Development. In addition to ensuring that nurses have the foundational elements for safe patient care, Pathway status also ensures a practice environment supporting the delivery of quality nursing care. Among many other examples, our nurses demonstrated their expertise by:
- Being directly involved in the resolultion of key safety issues.
- Leading and implementing a quality initiative based on an external and internal benchmarks.
- Identifying an opportunity for improvement in CLABSIs in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, based on benchmark data.
- Developing a method for providing an organized, rapid response to address postpartum hemorrhage.
- Reducing SSIs in Perioperative Services by implementing best practices for patients with healthcare-associated MRSA.
Inova Alexandria nurses recieve VNA "40 Under 40" awards
Three nurses from Inova Alexandria Hospital have received "40 Under 40" awards or honorable mention for 2018!
- Katherine Eichin, Award Winner
- Yovaletta Scruggs, Inova Alexandria Hospital
- Enkh-Ochir Sanz (Honorable Mention)
Congratulations to all the winners from other Inova hospitals. Read more and find all the winners' names here
Our journey to Magnet®
With a nursing staff over 700 strong, Inova Alexandria Hospital plans to achieve the prestigious Magnet® Recognition before its 150th anniversary in 2022. The journey to Magnet designation is a non-reimbursable investment by our dedicated nursing team totaling just over $900,000. The outcomes of successful attainment of Magnet designation will benefit the entire hospital and the community—from physicians to patients.
Inova Alexandria’s nurses are on their way to Magnet
National Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence
Presented by the American
Association of Critical-Care Nurses, the Beacon Award recognizes the nation's
top critical (intensive) care units. Units are judged on 42 criteria, and nurses
must demonstrate they achieve excellent patient outcomes, have created and
promote a healing environment conducive to their patients' well-being and exhibit
leadership and ethical nursing practices. Inova Alexandria Hospital has been
awarded this accomplishment for its Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Read more about our award for critical-care
excellence.
Inova Alexandria Hospital Awards & Recognition
Recognized as a Top Performer
Inova Alexandria Hospital has earned recognition as a 2013 Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® by The Joint Commission. This means we have demonstrated excellence in accountability measure performance shown to improve care for certain conditions. We are one of only 1,224 hospitals in the United States to achieve this distinction.
"A" in Hospital Safety
Inova Alexandria Hospital was honored with an "A" Hospital Safety Score from
The Leapfrog Group, which rates how
well hospitals protect patients from accidents, errors, injuries and
infections.
Inova Alexandria Hospital: Nursing by the numbers
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Number of Licensed Beds
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318
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Number of Registered Nurses
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782
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Number of New ADVANCE
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18
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Nursing Excellence Award Winners
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6
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Daisy Award Winners
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7
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New Certifications
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46
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New Degree
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5
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INE Scholarship Recipient
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2
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Other Scholarship Recipients
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7
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(Compilation from December 2017. Updated data available December 2018 after publication of Nursing Annual Report.)
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