The Department of Nursing at Somerset Medical Center is dedicated to providing superior patient care, innovation, collegiality and leadership in a culturally sensitive environment.

As part of this ongoing mission, the medical center recently was named to an elite group of 68 hospitals nationwide chosen to participate in a two-year project to improve patient care. The initiative, known as Transforming Care at the Bedside, or TCAB, is facilitated by The American Organization of Nurse Executives and funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The initiative enables and encourages hospitals to share best practices.

Through the program, all staff are encouraged to voice ways to improve care. Each idea is analyzed by a committee and either accepted, adapted or aborted. The goal is to pilot one new initiative per month.

Several ideas are already in effect. Nurses on pilot units now carry cell phones, and patients are encouraged to call whenever they need assistance. A cart of amenities, such as lotion, soap and other toiletries, is now available on each of the units to help patients feel more “at home.”

Please visit the links on the right to learn more about nursing at Somerset Medical Center.