Collaborative Relationships

Academic Partnerships

Nicklaus Children's Hospital's goal is to provide a friendly and unforgettable learning experience for nursing students at all levels. By allowing nursing students to rotate within the patient care units, operating room and urgent care centers; they are exposed to the wide array of specialties in nursing and assisted in gaining insight into the development of their future professional goals.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital presents Pediatric Clinical Excellence awards bi-annually honoring exceptional students that rotated through the hospital. Nicklaus Children's Hospital sponsors several community school events. Partnership and participation in community research consortiums. Nicklaus Children's Hospital nurses assume roles as adjunct clinical faculty in various nursing schools throughout South Florida.

Nicklaus Children's Hospital offers a Student Nurse Intern Program (SNIP), which provides nursing students the opportunity to be hired as care assistants to gain insight into the field of nursing. Nicklaus Children's Hospital collaborates with the Nursing Consortium of Florida in hosting "A Day in the Life of a Nurse", a shadowing program to encourage Junior and Senior High School students to consider a career in nursing.

Nurse Inter Program

Nurse Intern Program (SNIP) program which includes provides students the opportunity to be hired as care assistants to gain insight into the field of nursing.

Day in the Life of a Nurse

Nicklaus Children's Hospital collaborates with The Nursing Consortium of Florida in hosting a "Day in Life of a Nurse," a shadowing program to encourage junior and senior high school students to consider a career in nursing.

Collaboration wiht Clinical and Non-Clinical Departments

Interdisciplinary collaboration remains an integral component of Nicklaus Children's Hospital nursing practice. As nurses, we value collaborative teams co- led within multiple disciplines and believe that effective collaborative teams improve patient care processes and outcomes. Clinical and Non-Clinical Departments that collaborate with nursing are:

Clinical Departments

Inpatient pharmacy
Pulmonary Care
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Preventive Medicine
Food and Nutrition (Clinical Dietitians)
Bioethics
Child Life
Research Institute
Infection Prevention and Control
Ambulatory Units
- Dialysis Unit
- Infusion Unit
- Pediatric Care Center
Critical Care Units
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care unit (CICU)
Emergency Department
- Urgent Care Center
Inpatient Units
- Pediatric Surgical/Orthopedic Unit
- Psychiatry Unit
- Neurology and Neurosurgical Unit
- Renal/Gastroenterology/Endocrinology Unit
- Respiratory Unit
- Hematology/Oncology and Immunology Unit
- Infant Care Unit
LifeFlight® Critical Care Transport Program
Radiology Department
Surgical Units
- Same Day Surgery Unit
- Cardiac Catheterization Lab
- Operating Room
- Post Anesthesia Care Unit
- Minor Procedure Suite

Non-Clinical Departments

Administration
Architecture Design and Construction
Contract Management
Decision Support
Employee Center
Ethics & Compliance
Global Health
Health Information Management
Information Technology
Legal Department
Library Services
Marketing
Patient Access
Patient and Guest Relations
Patient Family Services
Chaplain/Pastoral Care
Social Work
Patient Financial Services
Physician Liaison/Outreach Services
Quality, Safety and Innovation
Risk Management
Safety and Emergency Management
Supply Chain Administration
Volunteer Resources