Clinical Advancement Program
The Clinical Advancement Program (CAP) is designed to reward nurses' increasing levels of clinical expertise and commitment to patient care. The implementation and maintenance of such a program enhances the Lourdes Health System's ability to recruit and retain professional nurses who, in turn, contribute to the achievement of quality patient outcomes.
Participating nurses seek to improve through five levels of excellence that are based on minimum years of experience; advanced degrees and specialty certifications; and points attained through certain activities. Those activities include: service as a population-specific resource; educator in special areas (mock codes, fire drills, etc.); committee participation; service as a preceptor, mentor or adjunct faculty; recognition from local or national nursing organization; community service/volunteerism; participator or initiator nursing research; and author of an article published in a journal.
Nursing Award Recipients Announced
Ceremonies were held at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center and Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County honoring nurses who have achieved higher levels of clinical care through this new Lourdes program. Those nurses are:| Clinical Nurse II Danielle Gigantino, 3 East/West Hadiyah Blakney, 3 East Mildred Costa, 5 West Lisa A. Berger, 6 North Janine Meehan, 6 North Jacqueline Cazanese, CC1 Trudy Garwood, CC1 Katherine Patrick, CC1 Cheryl Marks, EECP Deborah Forbes, ICN Nancy Lee Schmidt, OFHC Faith J. Bockol, OPCR Rosemarie Reader, OR Lorraine Johnson, OR Darlene Alexander, PASU Susan Costello, PASU Jennifer Orr, PCU Takeisha Reed, PCU Katie Young, PCU Christina Laureano, PCU Brittani Goehringer, PCU Cynthia Otto, Peds Heather Ott, Peds Arlene Foley, Peds Kim Perez, R.N., Mother Baby Catherine Hartzell, R.N., Special Care Nursery Nadia St. Felix, R.N., Special Care Nursery Vanessa Williams, R.N., Special Care Nursery |
Clinical Nurse III Lisa M. Shaw, 6 North Debra J. Gillen, 6 North Marguerite McMichael, CC1 Kathleen Shiveler, CC1 Janine Vallen, CC1 Theresa Pisani, CC1 Linda Truempy, CC1 Rachel L. Ferrer, CC1 Maria Molina, CC1 Kelly Hoyt, ICN Pamela Britland, ICN Donna M. Hamlet, ICN Susan E. Daniel, ICN Djuana Rivers, ICN Joyce A. Haag, OPCR Llane Itaas, OR Jennifer Tisot, PACU Alice R. Perkins, PASU Catherine Hassinger, PASU Lucille DeAngelis Ettore, PASU Wanda Martorano, Peds Cathleen Stanziale, R.N., Special Care Clinical Nurse IV Angela Hess, ICN |
To learn more about the program review the CAP Program Outline [MS Word, 547K]. To apply, download and complete the remaining documents. Contact information and deadlines are contained within the documents.
- CAP Clinical Events Form [MS Word, 64K]
- CAP Committee Involvement Tool [MS Word, 52K]
- CAP Contact Hour Summary Form [MS Word, 72K]
- CAP Cover Sheet CNII [MS Word, 52K]
- CAP Cover Sheet CNIII [MS Word, 52K]
- CAP Cover Sheet CNIV [MS Word, 52K]
- CAP Educational Inservice 2008 Tool [MS Word, 61K]
- CAP Exemplar Tool - Clinical Expertise[MS Word, 52K]
- CAP Exemplar Tool - Professional Growth and Development [MS Word, 52K]
- CAP Exemplar Tool - Research and Education [MS Word, 52K]
- CAP Exemplar Tool - Service Delivery [MS Word, 52K]
- CAP Patient Care Conference Form [MS Word, 42K]
- CAP Patient Care Issue Form [MS Word, 54K]
- CAP Patient Education Tool [MS Word, 47K]
- CAP Points System [MS Word, 182K]
- CAP Service Delivery Program Summary [MS Word, 52K]
- CAP Shift Tracking Tool [MS Word, 56K]
