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Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence Transforming healthcare through workforce innovation Based on this reality, several of the Center’s programs focus on this key nursing leadership group.

In response to the disconnected nature of Colorado’s healthcare continuum as well as the fragmented nursing and healthcare workforce pipeline, a core principle is an intense focus on collaboration, networking and building cross-sector solutions. The Center has used its system-wide perspective and consensus-building credibility to create innovative, high-leverage interventions that help improve the volume, quality and operations of Colorado's nursing workforce. Realizing that health care is a ‘team sport’, the Center is moving into dialogues, research, and activities that go beyond nursing to include Colorado's entire healthcare workforce pipeline. The Center’s activities focus in several ways on creating a systemic, high-leverage impact on the nursing and healthcare workforce. Quality healthcare outcomes are very often achieved at the point of care, through patient-nurse interaction. With respect to this interaction, nursing researchers nationwide have identified the front-line nurse leader as the key link in organizing and deploying the staff and the necessary resources to achieve quality outcomes.

A heartfelt thank you to the Fall Institute for Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses for an outstanding annual symposium...
10/13/2026

A heartfelt thank you to the Fall Institute for Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses for an outstanding annual symposium, October 9–11, 2026!

The symposium brought together passionate psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners (PMHNPs), speakers, and exhibitors committed to advancing mental health care across Colorado. It was an incredible opportunity to connect with colleagues, explore emerging interventions, and share strategies to better support patients and communities.

We were excited to share information about our upcoming APRN Preceptor Training Series and Rural Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Fellowship Program, two initiatives supporting the development of the next generation of advanced practice providers and strengthening rural mental health care.

Thank you to everyone who made this event so engaging and impactful! If you missed it this year, be sure to check it out next year. You won’t want to miss it!

Be the preceptor you wish you had.Build practical skills to support PMHNP learners, strengthen clinical reasoning, deliv...
10/09/2026

Be the preceptor you wish you had.

Build practical skills to support PMHNP learners, strengthen clinical reasoning, deliver meaningful feedback and create better clinical learning experiences.

📚 2026 APRN Preceptor Training Series
💻 Virtual | 3 one-hour sessions
📅 Oct. 21, Oct. 28 & Nov. 4
⏰ 7–8 a.m. MT

💰 Up to $100 stipend for participating PMHNPs

Help develop confident, competent PMHNPs.

Apply: colorado­nursingcenter.org/2026aprn

Amazing first day of the CO Trust Fall Convening for Project Director Callie Anne Bittner, RN who leads The Center's Gro...
10/07/2026

Amazing first day of the CO Trust Fall Convening for Project Director Callie Anne Bittner, RN who leads The Center's Grow Your Own Nurse Practitioner grants. Thank you to The Colorado Trust for their unwavering support and recognition of the impactful work of our Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners fellows in rural and underserved Colorado.

Your impact as a preceptor goes far beyond the clinical day.Every learner you mentor represents an opportunity to streng...
09/30/2026

Your impact as a preceptor goes far beyond the clinical day.

Every learner you mentor represents an opportunity to strengthen the future behavioral health workforce.

The 2026 APRN Preceptor Training Series will equip APRN preceptors with practical tools and evidence-based strategies to:
✔️ Promote learner engagement and clinical reasoning
✔️ Deliver timely, actionable feedback
✔️ Support learner confidence and professional growth
✔️ Balance patient care, workflow and documentation
✔️ Strengthen teaching and clinical decision-making
✔️ Develop a sustainable approach to precepting

Three virtual sessions. One hour each.
📅 October 21 | October 28 | November 4
⏰ 7:00–8:00 a.m. MT

Up to $100 stipend for each participating PMHNP.
Invest in your precepting skills. Invest in the next generation of PMHNPs.

Learn more: colorado­nursingcenter.org/2026aprn

Celebrating a retirement and new team member!Angie Hill, MS, RN, NE-BC, Nurse Refresher Project Director and Clinical Le...
09/29/2026

Celebrating a retirement and new team member!

Angie Hill, MS, RN, NE-BC, Nurse Refresher Project Director and Clinical Lead, has retired! Over the past four years, Angie has provided invaluable support to RN and LPN Refresher students, coordinating clinical placements in Colorado and several other states and ensuring students met Board of Nursing and clinical compliance requirements before beginning their clinical experiences. She also served as Clinical Instructor for the Refreshers Virtual Simulation Course, faculty for the Transition to Education course, and facilitated the Colorado Simulation Collaborative for the past four years. We are incredibly grateful for Angie’s dedication and wish her and her husband of 40 years all the best as they enjoy retirement!

As we wish Angie well in her next chapter, we are excited to have Tondeleyo Gonzalez, MA, BSN, RN, IDI-A, CCMC step into this role. Already a valued member of The Center team and Project Director, Tondeleyo brings extensive nursing, workforce development, mentoring, and leadership experience, along with a deep passion for helping nurses build confidence, resilience, and the skills they need to thrive.

She will also be leading the upcoming Virtually Simulated Clinicals Cohort, running October 14–November 18. Registration is now open for existing Refresher students as well as anyone interested in taking the standalone VSC course.

Register here for the VSC course: https://www.coloradonursingcenter.org/nurse-refresher/virtually-simulated-clinicals/

Lola Fehr sharing her insights as part of today’s leadership panel at the Care, Culture & Leadership Conference.
09/18/2026

Lola Fehr sharing her insights as part of today’s leadership panel at the Care, Culture & Leadership Conference.

Natashia Bush taking the stage with her keynote presentation, “I’ve Got You.”
09/18/2026

Natashia Bush taking the stage with her keynote presentation, “I’ve Got You.”

Thank you to our 2026 Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors!
09/18/2026

Thank you to our 2026 Conference Sponsors & Exhibitors!

Michelle Lucero is presenting the opening keynote!
09/18/2026

Michelle Lucero is presenting the opening keynote!

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7535 East Hampden, Suite 110
Denver, CO
80231

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
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