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.
To learn more about the program review the CAP Program Outline [MS Word, 737K]. 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 Complex Teaching Plan [MS Word, 54K]
- CAP Continuing Education 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 2010 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]
2009 CAP 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 Dennis Hunter, 2E/W Mary Kelly, Mother Baby Unit Jeanette O'Keefe, E5 Joan Pellak, Special Care Nursery Angelina Perez, Labor and Delivery Paul Reid, ED Michelle Stanley, Labor and Delivery Vanessa Williams, Special Care Nursery Brandie Wooding, Labor and Delivery |
Clinical Nurse III Pamela Britland, ICN Maria Anicas, ED Diane Brattelli, CC2 Linda Colander, 5W Susan Edwardson, Labor and Delivery Kathleen Shivler, CC1 Naydia St. Felix, Special Care Nursery Cathleen Stanziale, Special Care Nursery |
