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Department Chair: Barbara McLaughlin, PhD, RN
West Building W 2-5H 215-751-8853
bmclaughlin@ccp.edu
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 The
Department of Nursing at the Community College of Philadelphia has been
designated for the third time as a Center of Excellence in Nursing
Education. The department was one of
the first three schools in the country designated in 2004, again in 2007
and now in 2010. The designation is
in the category of creating environments that enhance student learning and
professional development.
The NLN Centers of Excellence in Nursing Education Program is
designed to recognize schools of nursing that have achieved a level of
excellence in one of three designated areas: Creating Environments
that Enhance Student Learning and Professional Development, Creating
Environments that Promote the Pedagogical Expertise of Faculty, and Creating
Environments that Advance the Science of Nursing Education.
For NLN's Centers of Excellence program, “school” includes
any designation for the nursing unit in the institution (i.e., College of
Nursing, School of Nursing, Department of Nursing, Division of Nursing,
etc.); “program” refers to the particular type of nursing program offered
through the school (i.e., practical nurse, associate degree, diploma,
baccalaureate, master’s, or doctoral).
Recognition by the National League for Nursing as a Center of
Excellence in Nursing Education is designed to distinguish those schools
that demonstrate sustained, evidence-based, and substantive innovation in
the selected area; conduct ongoing research to document the effectiveness
of such innovation; set high standards for themselves; and are committed to
continuous quality improvement. Such recognition indicates a commitment by
the school as a whole to pursue and sustain excellence in student learning
and professional development, development of faculty expertise in pedagogy,
or advancing the science of nursing education.
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