Empowering nurses and recognizing their input in driving clinical excellence is tremendously important - not only for workforce morale but also for the genuine value their input can bring to improving care outcomes for patients and to driving practice that champions efficiency in the clinical setting. The state-wide PROV-ED Project has identified 15 improvement & innovation initiatives from EDs across the state; the majority being nurse-led, and facilitated widespread rollout.

The project has served to foster local capacity building within the nursing workforce and enhance the morale and motivation of nurses associated with these initiatives. It has also seen the creation of shared resources, enabling medical and nursing clinicians across the state to benefit, without having to re-invent the wheel. This talk will offer an insight into: 

• Empowering nurses to prioritize education and innovation to help promote Quality Improvement in an otherwise ‘always-on’ work environment
• Key nurse-led pilots supported by PROV-ED and their impact on care outcomes and clinicians 
• Hear from nurses about their experience with the PROV-ED Project