MVH promotes a shared governance environment in which nurses are empowered to make decisions about practice and the environment in which they work. We were one of the first hospitals in the country to provide career mobility for nurses in direct patient care, based on a system of a clinical ladder. The clinical ladder program, PACE for Quality, recognizes excellence in practice and offers promotional and developmental opportunities. The focus of nursing is the competent and compassionate care of patients and their families. Nurses deliver care with an understanding that each person s health, throughout their life span, reflects a balance between the body, mind and spirit.
Nursing care is provided in partnership with the person receiving care.
Nurses are accountable for their own professional development and their unique contribution to the direct care they provide, as well as to the communication and collaboration with nursing colleagues and other disciplines. Nurses are empowered to be, and accountable for, patient advocacy and continuous quality improvement. Quality emerges from and environment driven by its mission, philosophy, and goals. Externship Praticipant Requirements BSN student with 12 months or less until graduation or ADN student with two or less quarters until graduation. Two letters of recommendation that address the applicants potential in the areas of clinical knowledge, critical thinking, leadership, citizenship, and accountability.