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Recent graduates of the Nurse Residency Program at Inova Alexandria Hospital. Strengthening Our Future Transitioning from nursing school to clinical practice is an exciting and anxious time for a nurse. Developing critical decision-making skills, becoming socially acclimated to hospital culture and growing as a member of our renowned Inova care team can be overwhelming.

Nursing Residents participate in an evidence-based practice project based on improving patient care. Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Council The Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) Council promotes knowledge development, innovation and interprofessional collaboration within Inova Alexandria Hospital (IAH) and the across the Inova Health system. Supported projects address the major tenets of the nursing strategic plan and are integrated with system initiatives.

At Inova, the patient and family relationship with us is the center of our care delivery model. Everyone is responsible for, and plays an important role in, the patient experience. Patient Experience is defined by Beryl Institute as the sum of all interactions, shaped by an organization's culture, that influence patient perceptions across the continuum of care. Nurses play a significant role at every level to enhance touchpoints a patient and family have during their experience.

Professional Practice - Inova Alexandria Hospital Shared Governance A fundamental requirement of an organization is to have an effective shared governance structure. Shared Governance is a decision-making model focused on empowering the nurses who care for the patients, the frontline of decision making. The Shared Governance councils are comprised of clinical nurses, clinical nurse educators, clinical nurse specialist with representation from each nursing unit.

2022 Nursing Research and EBP Symposium Power of the Nurse: Creating, Transforming, and Sustaining Knowledge for Practice Thursday, September 22, 2022 Virtual Conference (9 a.m. - 3 p.m.) Registration is FREE Download Save the Date Flyer Register online now Inova’s annual Nursing Research Symposium was created to provide professional nurses with an opportunity to present and learn about research and evidence-based practice to improve patient outcomes. Dynamic sessions will interest nurses with a variety of clinical and research experience.