Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence, Denver, CO

Whether at the doctor’s office, the hospital or the long-term care facility, we all depend on nurses for high-quality, compassionate health care – yet Colorado’s nursing shortage is twice the national average.

The Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence wants to change that. We are the only organization in Colorado exclusively dedicated to ensuring that our state has adequate numbers of highly-qualified nurses. With leadership from practicing nurses, we convene health care providers, educators and government offices to generate innovative solutions. We focus on education, recruitment and retention.

We’re proud of the role we play – Building Partnerships to Enhance the Colorado Nursing Workforce

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»	Learn about the many projects underway statewide to improve and expand nursing education, recruitment and retention

SB08-188
Pilot Program Implementation Committee

SB 08-188 was a legislative outcome of the Governor’s Task Force on Nursing Workforce and Patient Care. The bill evolved from discussions on retention, on nurse staffing, and on involvement of nurses in decision making related to issues of concern to nursing.

» learn more about SB08-188

Alliance for Clinical Education (ACE)

The Alliance for Clinical Education (ACE) consists of representatives from Colorado health care organizations and educational institutions and regulatory agencies who come together to address clinical nursing education issues.

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Clinical Placement Database. Click here for more info.

Advancing Nursing Excellence

Learn why development of nurse leaders is essential to staff retention and quality outcomes in the December issue of the Center's newsletter.

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Nursing in Colorado: Measuring Quality and Supporting Patient Safety

Heath care quality and patient safety is fully dependent on the availability of well-educated, compassionate nurses. With no foreseeable abatement in Colorado’s nursing shortage, let alone the nation as a whole, critical measures must be taken to avoid the compromise of our health care system. In this groundbreaking report, key state and industry leaders come together with crucial recommendations addressing nursing education, retention, compensation and standards of quality measurement — clearly positioning Colorado as a national thought leader in this area.

» download December 2007 report (PDF)
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Work, Education and Lifelong Learning Simulation (WELLS) Center

Enter here for information on the Work, Education and Lifelong Learning Simulation Center. » learn more

» visit WELLS Center website

5290 East Yale Circle, Denver, CO 80222
Phone: 303-715-0343