Pathway Workshops
Starting Your Journey
Pathway Program Guidance: The Journey
Join teams from around the world to network and learn how to leverage the Pathway to Excellence® framework to strengthen your organizational culture.
- Discover how your organization can create a healthy work environment where a culture of excellence fosters frontline staff to lead from the bedside.
- Develop a solid foundation aligned with your organization's strategic goals to drive improvements in organizational outcomes.
This program guidance provides strategies and best practices for organizations across the continuum embarking on the Pathway to Excellence journey.
- Pathway's expert staff will provide:
- Guidance on how to start the journey
- Engagement strategies
- Resources and tools to assist in the application and appraisal process
- Strategies for writing the narratives
- Pragmatic exercises to enhance thought processes
- Case scenarios to guide applicant organizations
Who Should Attend? Staff and Leadership integral in facilitating the Pathway journey (including Program Coordinators/Directors, CNOs, DONs, frontline staff, educators, and council members).
2024 Dates:
- Pathway to Excellence Pre-Conference | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. CT | New Orleans, LA
Live at the 2024 Pathway to Excellence Conference®
Register: https://magnetpathwaycon.nursingworld.org/
- December 11 - 12 | 11:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. ET
Virtual event via ZOOM
Register: https://bit.ly/3M9YitV
2025 Dates:
- February 5 - 6 | 6:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ET
Virtual event via ZOOM
Register: https://bit.ly/TheJourney_February
- June 11 - 12 | 9:45 a.m. ET – 2:30 p.m. ET
Virtual event via ZOOM
https://bit.ly/TheJourney_June
- Pathway to Excellence Pre-Conference | 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET | Atlanta, GA
Live at the 2024 Pathway to Excellence Conference®
- December 10 - 11| 9:45 a.m. ET -2:30 p.m. ET
Virtual event via ZOOM
https://bit.ly/TheJourney_December
8.0 CNE credit offered
The American Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
For more information about Pathway Program Guidance Events, contact Lynn Newberry at Lynn.Newberry@ana.org
Learning and Growing
Pathway Program Guidance: Writing to the Standards
Participate in an interactive work session to expand your understanding of the requirements in the 2024 Pathway to Excellence® Application Manual. Required key elements of the Organizational Overview and Elements of Performance (EOPs) will be reviewed in depth. Senior analysts will present sample EOPs and facilitate group discussion to enhance the attendee’s understanding of EOPs while developing skills to successfully write to the Pathway standards. We strongly encourage you to attend Pathway Program Guidance: The Journey before registering for this event.
You will not want to miss this 2-day virtual program guidance event!
2024 Dates:
- November 20-21 | 11:45 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. ET
Virtual event via ZOOM
Register: https://bit.ly/41cK69E
2025 Dates:
- April 9 -10| 6:45 a.m. - 12:00 noon ET
Virtual event via ZOOM
Register: https://bit.ly/WTS_April
- July 23-24 | 9:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
Virtual event via ZOOM
Register: https://bit.ly/WTS_July
- November 12-13 | 9:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET
Virtual event via ZOOM
Register: https://bit.ly/WTS_November
9.0 CNE credit offered
The American Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
For more information about Pathway Program Guidance Events, contact Lynn Newberry at Lynn.Newberry@ana.org
ANCC Pathway to Excellence® Program Included in the Leapfrog Hospital Survey
Hospitals participating in the Leapfrog Hospital Survey that indicate a current Pathway to Excellence designation as determined by ANCC under the 2020 Pathway to Excellence Application Manual, will earn full credit for the National Quality Forum-endorsed Safe Practice #9 - Nursing Workforce. Questions? Email pathwayinfo@ana.org