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Nursing at Martha Jefferson means:
- Practicing in a nurse and patient-friendly environment
- Continuously expanding practice areas
- State-of-the-art technology at your fingertips
- Flexible scheduling
- Support for continuing education and professional growth
- Clinical ladder advancement
We believe in the following philosophical principles:
- Nursing practice is both an art and a science that is based on its own distinct body of knowledge
- Nursing is a collaborative practice that acknowledges the contribution and value of all professional caregivers, ancillary staff and the patient’s input as the best means of providing excellence in care.
- Nursing is a partnership with those to whom we provide are and education.
- Nursing offers equality of care to patients, their families and loved ones regardless of ethnic, social and economic differences,
- Nurses treat patients and their loved ones with respect, dignity and compassion.
- Nurses exhibit accountability for their own clinical practice as well as responsibility for the fiscal implications of their care.
- Nurses continually seek to enhance their competence and skills as changing knowledge and technology become available.
- Nursing involves a lifelong commitment to education, learning, teaching and the willingness and flexibility to manage change.
- Nurses nurture and mentor each other, embracing both new graduates and nurses returning to the profession
- Nurses enhance quality care by continually seeking opportunities for process improvement.
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