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Kirkhof College of Nursing

Kirkhof College of Nursing Students working together on simulation

The mission of the Kirkhof College of Nursing is to provide quality nursing education to a diverse population of students. Kirkhof College of Nursing strives to improve the well-being of people through leadership in nursing education, professional practice and scholarship. The Kirkhof College of Nursing offers admission to qualified undergraduate students through its traditional pre-nursing, freshman, transfer, second degree, and RN to BSN entry points.


Grand Valley State University Student Nursing Association

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Grand Valleys professional organization for student nurses; dedicated to empowering future nurses through student assistance and service at the local, state, national, and global level. SNA is an excellent way to develop professionalism in nursing, meet fellow nursing students & KCON faculty and staff, connect with fellow Lakers, become involved in current issues in nursing, and help others through volunteering.


National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education

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The National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education is a public-private partnership that contributes to the transformation of health care by identifying ways to improve health, enhance patient care and control costs through integrating interprofessional practice and education. By rigorously aligning and integrating the needs and interests of health professions education with practice, the center aims to create a transformational nexus to incubate ideas, define the field, guide program development and research. The work of the Center is focused on five core domains: leadership; collaborative practice and health system transformation; education and training; research, evaluation and scholarship; and innovative and novel models.


Elsevier CPM Resource Center

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Elsevier CPM Resource Center (CPM) is the only provider of evidence-based clinical content solutions and services that are built on a proven professional practice framework. Our expert interdisciplinary team of clinical professionals have advanced degrees and hundreds of years of collective experience in hundreds of hospitals across the U.S. and Canada. Our Consortium of client experts help test, validate and refine our evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, care plans, and interdisciplinary clinical documentation to ensure they are relevant and effective.


Institute for Healthcare Improvement

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IHI is a nonprofit organization focused on motivating and building the will for change, partnering with patients and health care professionals to test new models of care, and ensuring the broadest adoption of best practices and effective innovations.





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