About the Nursing Executive Center

Topics: Nursing, Workforce

The Nursing Executive Center is the Advisory Board’s research membership serving nursing administrators. We provide the surveys, tools, and best practice insights needed to answer nurse executives’ most pressing strategic and operational questions:

  • How can we prepare our nursing organization for accountable care?
  • How do we create a high-performance nursing culture?
  • How can we elevate frontline nurse critical thinking?
  • How can nursing leaders prevent never-events?

Services in Brief

National member meetings

Attend a one- or two-day presentation to hear our latest research, refocus on strategy, network with peers, and take home actionable best practices.

On-call expert consultations

Working on a specific project but don’t know where to begin? The Expert Center connects members directly with our research team to discuss specific problems and mine our wealth of best practices.

Data and analytics

Access an ever-growing suite of analytical tools—including calculators, dashboards, Excel-based spreadsheets, benchmarking surveys, and decision guides—designed to help you rigorously evaluate, test, and prioritize investments.

Research studies

Order unlimited copies of any study in our vast research library. These reports profile proven best practices from the nation’s most progressive institutions and offer implementation resources to support the tactics’ adoption.

Live and on-demand webconferences

Accelerate adoption of best practices through hour-long, Web-based educational intensives. Join a live conversation to ask questions of the research team or access a recording of the presentation at your convenience.

Onsite presentations

Once a year, host senior Advisory Board faculty at your institution to deliver a presentation of particular relevance. These sessions inform and engage large groups of employees, often as part of internal planning sessions, seminars, board meetings, or retreats.

Daily Briefing

Receive a daily e-mail compilation of all the health care news you need to know, including legislative updates, industry trends, executive movement, and Advisory Board insights.

Nursing Executive Center Insights

Subscribe to bi-weekly program updates announcing new research, best practices, tools, and upcoming events.

Multimedia presentations

Access our information in an interactive audio-visual format with the flexibility to skip directly to the profiles of practices most relevant to a specific issue.

National meeting webcasts

Unable to attend our national meetings in-person? View webcasts led by Advisory Board faculty; stream the content live or access archived presentations.

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Expert Video

Enhancing nursing critical thinking

Jennifer Stewart discusses how nursing leaders can help frontline staff improve critical thinking skills and overcome task-focused tunnel vision. 

Beyond the Nursing Executive Center

Frontline Impact

Helps you provide frontline staff with the skills and experiences needed to effectively manage change, drive innovation, and lead improvement initiatives.

Leader Development

Manage talent development and succession planning by equipping employees with the skills and leadership training needed to impact organizational performance.