NURSING AT RILEY CHILDREN’S HEALTH
RILEY CHILDREN’S HEALTH QUALITY AND SAFETY HIGHLIGHTS ■ Top 50% of hospitals in prevention of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs); second year in a row achieving this milestone ■ 25% decrease in CLABSIs in 2025 ■ Asthma patient readmissions decreased from 4.32% in 2024 to 1.93% through the second quarter of 2025 High-acuity units at Riley Children’s reach milestones in harm prevention ■ Cardiac intensive care unit: Zero CLABSIs for more than a year (491 days) * ■ Stem cell transplant unit: 112 days without a CLABSI ■ Neonatal intensive care unit: More than 233 days without a CLABSI ■ Pediatric intensive care unit: 301 days without a pressure injury * March 9, 2024 – July 13, 2025
TOP DISTINCTIONS
■ Only 10% of U.S. hospitals have earned Magnet designation; Riley Children’s is among the 1% of hospitals to be designated five times.
CLINICAL NURSES 1,539
■ Home to an entry-to-practice nurse residency program accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education; accreditation earned in 2022.
EDUCATION
78% 15% 7%
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
Select nursing research and best practices presented at conferences in 2024: ■ Clinical prevention of severe maternal morbidity ■ Maternity and newborn health perinatal outreach team OB-GYN simulations ■ Neuroprotective bundle in preterm infants: A quality improvement initiative to reduce severe intraventricular hemorrhage ■ Surfactant administration through laryngeal or supraglottic airways ■ Amplifying voices of another language: A nurse-led intervention to address the needs of patients, families and medical interpreters
GRADUATE DEGREE
CERTIFICATIONS
16% 10% 58%
CERTIFIED RNs
CERTIFIED CLINICAL NURSES
CERTIFIED NURSE LEADERS
DESTINATION FOR NURSES
IN 2024:
512 nurses hired 190 new nurses graduated from the nurse residency program at Riley Children’s
Annual Report 2024 – 2025
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