NURSING AT RILEY CHILDREN’S HEALTH
■ Lowest central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) rate since data has been tracked – 0.79 per 1,000 line days in 2025 ■ Lowest catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) rate since 2019 – 0.81 per 1,000 catheter days in 2025 ■ Approximately 21% reduction in surgery safety events (with increased surgery volume in 2025) RILEY CHILDREN’S HEALTH: FOCUS ON QUALITY AND SAFETY
TOP DISTINCTIONS
■ Only 10% of U.S. hospitals have earned Magnet designation; Riley Children’s is among the 2% of hospitals to be designated five times.
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS
– 2025: 0.63% – 2024: 0.80%
■ Enhancing neonatal patient safety: Proactive safety huddles to prevent unplanned extubations ■ Clinical advisor-led dressing class to enhance new graduate nurse burn knowledge and perceived relevance ■ Unplanned extubation prevention in the PICU ■ Virtual mentoring and its effectiveness on clinical judgment of the novice nurse: A QI project ■ Nursing team care delivery model utilizing LPNs in the pediatric acute care setting ■ Noise reduction interventions during golden hour admissions ■ Making the connection: Increased language access impacts harm risk in pediatric inpatient settings ■ The role of far-UVC light in reducing hospital-acquired infections
■ Nurse residency program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education; accreditation earned in 2022.
High-acuity units lead the way in harm prevention *
PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ■ 0 CAUTIs ■ 49% reduction in CLABSIs (0.82)
NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT ■ 51% reduction in unplanned extubations (0.18 per 1,000 ventilator days) ■ 28% reduction in hospital-acquired pressure injuries (0.01 per 1,000 patient days)
CANCER AND BLOOD DISORDERS CENTER ■ 130 days without a CLABSI (new record)
CLINICAL NURSES 1,614
EDUCATION
* 2025
84% 9% 7%
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
DESTINATION FOR NURSES
ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE IN NURSING
GRADUATE DEGREE
IN 2025
542 nurses hired
CERTIFICATIONS
230 new nurses graduated from the nurse residency program at Riley Children’s
18% 11% 59%
CERTIFIED RNs
CERTIFIED CLINICAL NURSES
CERTIFIED NURSE LEADERS
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