Inpatient Neurosciences Unit & Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Awarded Diamond Pediatric Nursing Excellence Award

The inpatient Neurosciences & Epilepsy Monitoring Unit at Cook Children's Medical Center- Fort Worth has been awarded the Diamond Pediatric Nursing Excellence Award by the Society of Pediatric Nurses (SPN).  This award recognizes our commitment to improving the quality of life of patients by enhancing our standards of care.

In 2022, the Society of Pediatric Nurses released the Pediatric Nursing Excellence Model.  The heart of this model is to ensure pediatric nurses keep developmentally appropriate care as their primary focus within the five established domains of excellence:  engagement, values, principles, care delivery, and continuous improvement.

To earn this award, our inpatient Neuroscience Unit participated in an extensive application process that required detailed documentation on the organization’s practices and outlined the innovative approach our Neurosciences team of nursing staff and providers take to improve patient care and outcomes.  This award is given at three levels:  Platinum, Sapphire, and Diamond, differentiated by which components of the model are successfully demonstrated.  Each program’s applications are blinded and peer-reviewed by a team of pediatric nurses using the Pediatric Nursing Excellence Award scoring tool. 

As an association representing more than 3,100 members and over 500 organizations, SPN award-winning organizations are leaders in the pediatric nursing field.  4Pavillion/EMU’s team of 60 nursing staff members offer the most advanced practices and have proven track records of high-quality patient care.  Our Neuroscience team follows the lead of 5 South Tower’s (Trauma Surgical unit) recognition of SPN’s Pediatric Nursing Excellence Award at the Platinum level in 2025 and is pleased to be recognized at this national level of recognition.