Nursing Excellence Recognizing top hospitals with the best nursing care and practices. Great patient outcomes highest level of nursing organizations that value nursing high standards quality outcomes from their nursing staff organizational excellence nurse driven initiatives satisfaction of nurses high quality nursing great patient outcomes evidence based care provide best patient outcomes top hospitals best care and practices nationally recognized nurses excellence among nursing accomplishment award that symbolizes the national standard for nursing care excellence in nursing nursing satisfaction hospital recognition designation given to a hospital for nursing care Nursing excellence An accreditation for hospitals that provide the highest level of care for patients and staff nursing based award accredidation given to a hospital for outstanding care outstanding care higher level of care for patients retain nurses higher quality of staff (nurses) higher level of patient care Requires nurses to have BSN high quality hospitals provide excellent care recognition for hospitals great performance from nursing staff expected high levels of care quality of care policies and procedures align w mission staff has empowerment excellent care nursing excellence patient and family centered care A hospital that cares about their nurses High quality care excellent nursing care nursing excellence