Advocate Children's Hospitals (in partnership with their parent institutions) have been awarded the American Nurse Credentialing Center's (ANCC) prestigious Magnet designation. This designation is the highest honor and level of recognition ANCC awards for excellence in nursing services. Less than three percent of the estimated 6,000 hospitals in the United States have achieved Magnet designation for quality patient care and nursing excellence. As a part of achieving and sustaining Magnet status, nurses at Advocate Children's Hospital are involved in nursing research and evidence-based practice activities.

Click below to view the current pediatric nursing studies:

• 6th Vital Sign
• Assessment of Adolescent Health Information Needs
• Back to Sleep...The Effect of Position on the Preterm Infant
• BALI: Biomarkers in Acute Lung Injury
• Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring in Pediatric Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
• Clinician and Parent Perspectives on Family Presence During Resuscitation and Invasive Procedures
• Eliminating Catheter Associated Bloodstream Infections in the Pediatric ICU
• Exploring the Effects of the Pediatric Pain Clinical Nurse Specialist's Role
• Factors Influencing Parents' Decisions About Enrolling Their Children in Research Studies
• Nursing Perception of Milk Temperatures
• Perceptions of Family Centered Care in the Inpatient Pediatric Setting

View Recent Nursing Publications from Advocate's Children's Hospital

Related links:

• National Institute of Nursing Research