Nursing at Abbott Northwestern Hospital
 Greetings from Abbott Northwestern's Nursing Department
Nurses are at the forefront of Abbott Northwestern's excellence. On a daily basis, they work to provide the highest quality of care that is centered on the relationships nurses form with patients and their families. In turn, this improves the nursing practice at Abbott Northwestern and raises the standards for the nursing profession as a whole. It is their strength, leadership and knowledgeable contributions that have helped create our reputation for excellence and ensure our continued reputation as a leader in the health care industry.
Terry Graner, MS, RN, NEA-BC
Vice President
Patient Care Services
Abbott Northwestern Hospital

Abbott Northwestern Hospital's Magnet site visit will take place Dec. 8-12. Patients, family members, staff, and interested parties who would like to provide comments are encouraged to do so. Read the official public notice about the Magnet Recognition Program Site Visit to learn more.
Nursing is at the forefront of Abbott Northwestern Hospital's excellence. Our Nursing Department is made up of more than 1,600 nurses, each with their own goals, ideas and strengths. In departments and units across the hospital, nurses make contributions - small and large, day after day - that have a real impact on the lives of patients and their families.
Abbott Northwestern's Nursing Philosophy
Abbott Northwestern's Relationship-Based Care Model
Abbott Northwestern's Professional Nursing Practice Model
Collaborative governance at Abbott Northwestern provides a communication and decision-making model which places the responsibility, authority and accountability for regulating nursing practice with the nurse at the bedside. No matter what role or position nurses hold at Abbott Northwestern, they play a vital part in the successful deliverance of collaborative governance.
Abbott Northwestern's Collaborative Governance Structure
The Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) is the professional organization for registered nurses. More than 19,000 nurses in Minnesota are members of MNA and Abbott Northwestern Hospital's nurses have a strong presence in the association.
The discipline of nursing is developed and advanced through quality research. Nursing research examines areas of knowledge and practice that are of special concern for nurses. The nursing research efforts at Abbott Northwestern Hospital support the mission of the department of nursing and the commitment to excellence in patient care.
Abbott Northwestern's Evidence-Based Practice Fellowship Program
Interested in coming to work at Abbott Northwestern? Visit the Allina Hospitals & Clinics recruitment page where you can do an advanced search for open positions in our facility.
Take an inside look into the Nursing Department by reading Integrator - Advancing Nursing at Abbott Northwestern Hospital - a quarterly publication specifically for the nurses at Abbott Northwestern or the Annual Outcomes Report.
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