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Children’s National Hospital, based in Washington, D.C., has been serving the nation’s children since 1870 and is ranked among the Top 10 pediatric hospitals in the country. Children’s National is #1 in Neonatology for a fifth consecutive year and is ranked in every specialty evaluated by U.S. News & World Report, including placement in the top 10 for: Cancer (#5), Neurology and Neurosurgery (#3), Orthopaedics (#6), Pulmonology(#8), Nephrology (#6) and Diabetes and Endocrinology (#10). Children’s Hospital has been designated as a Magnet® hospital three times, a designation given to hospitals that demonstrate the highest standards of nursing and patient care delivery. Children’s National offers expert care through a convenient, community-based primary care network and specialty outpatient centers in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, including the Maryland suburbs and Northern Virginia. Home to the Children’s Research Institute and the Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children’s National is one of the nation’s top NIH-funded pediatric institutions. Children’s National is recognized for its expertise and innovation in pediatric care and as a strong voice for children through advocacy at the local, regional and national levels.

 

Nursing Residency (Transition to Practice Program)
Children's National Hospital Washington, DC, USA
About Our ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program® (PTAP) Transition to Practice Program is accredited with distinction as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs.  The current sites included in this accreditation with distinction designation are: Children’s National Hospital (Sheikh Zayed Campus) Children’s National Hospital ED @ UMC  The current workplace settings included in this accreditation with distinction designation are: Medical-Surgical  Oncology  Critical Care  Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)  Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)  Operating Room  Psychiatric  Emergency Department  Specialty Practice - Radiology Program Details The Transition to Practice Program (TPP) is a 12-month program designed to provide the nurse resident with an...

May 08, 2025