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Nursing

A longstanding Magnet Hospital for Nursing Excellence, Morristown Medical Center is committed to elevating patient care by empowering its front line to excel. Its nurses foster a culture of growth and compassion.

Supported by generous donors and fueled by a sixth Magnet® designation in 2024, Morristown Medical Center’s elite nurses embody clinical excellence. Through contributions to the Nursing Center of Excellence fund, philanthropy helps the medical center’s nursing team continue to develop a cutting-edge department focused on creating a nursing workforce of the future.

Awards & Accolades

  • 6th Consecutive Designation for Nursing Excellence

    – Magnet Recognition Program®

Nurses at Morristown Medical Center continue to nurture our patients throughout their unique health journeys while providing the highest form of clinical care and empathy. Donor support helped the nursing team to achieve an outstanding sixth Magnet® designation in 2024, ensuring that we remain one of the nation’s best hospitals for innovation and patient-centered care.

Brandee Fetherman, MSN, RN, CENP, CCRN

Chief Nursing Officer, Morristown Medical Center

program highlights

  • Morristown Medical Center also offers a comprehensive training program for APNs to learn and earn certification to perform bedside ultrasound for patient diagnosis and treatment.

    Made possible by the generosity of the medical center’s donor community, APN Fellows attended Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) training, hands-on learning and certification for 35 Advanced Practice Providers (APPs). This training allows APPs to use advanced diagnostic ultrasonography to quickly diagnose and aid in the assessment of critically ill patients.

    The Morristown Medical Center Department of Nursing also provided its first annual APN Bootcamp, a three-day event with 20 participants and 15 presenters featuring acute care learning opportunities, interactive simulation sessions and mock patient scenarios.

  • Created in 2023 with philanthropy from the Deskovick family, the program has taught over 60 ABSN and BSN students and has hired six nurses with advanced degrees, each with respective clinical expertise in pediatrics, the pediatric emergency department, mother-baby and labor and delivery.

    60

    ABSN and BSN students have completed the program

    In 2024, this team continued to create an immersive education model for student nurses during their clinical rotations and identify students interested in working at the hospital after graduation. At the same time, they help seasoned Morristown Medical Center nurses further develop their practice skills and, through this mentorship and collaboration, help to boost a sense of personal accomplishment while mitigating stress and emotional burnout.

  • In January 2024, Morristown Medical Center was redesignated as a Magnet® hospital for the sixth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

    Thereafter, Morristown Medical Center nurses attended the ANCC National Magnet Conference® and the ANCC Pathway to Excellence Conference® in addition to other conferences throughout the year. This program also helps to fund nurse extern and Dedicated Education Unit programs to support continued teaching and hands-on learning.

  • WAMMC’s Scholarship Program, established in 1957, supports the staff at Morristown Medical Center by granting scholarships to hospital nurses and team members pursuing careers in the health care field.

    WAMMC Scholarship recipients are chosen based on applicants demonstrating extraordinary care and service to patients, their peers, colleagues and the community.

    In 2024, WAMMC’s Scholarship Awards Committee granted $50,000 in scholarships to 25 team members working toward a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree. Two of the recipients were supported by donations made from the Women’s Association’s Cromwell Olive Twig.

    $50,000

    in scholarships granted to 25 team members working toward a bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree

fund highlight

  • Made possible by a generous donation from the Earle family in memory of former Foundation and Atlantic Health System Board Chair Dexter Earle, the Dexter D. Earle Critical Care APN Fellowship Fund was established in 2021 to support the ongoing pursuit of patient-centered, quality care at Morristown Medical Center.

    Studies have shown that APNs in critical care are key members of a multidisciplinary team. They enhance the efficiency of a patient’s flow throughout a hospital stay; support communication between disciplines and between patients and families; assist in developing individualized care plans; and provide a holistic approach to ensure that patients’ medical, physical, emotional and spiritual needs are met.

    In 2022, Program Manager Jodi Galesi, DNP, RN, APN-C, joined the team. In 2024, nine APN Fellows participated in the program. To date, 20 APN fellows are participating in or have completed the program. The program has expanded its placements to critical care areas at the hospital, including Medical/Surgical Step Down, Cardiac Step Down and Cardiology with plans to continue expanding to other clinical specialties.

    20

    APN fellows are participating in or have completed the program to date

    The APN Fellowship has earned accreditation with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Advanced Practice Provider Fellowship Accreditation (APPFA) program, signifying the program’s excellence in transitioning APNs to practice.