Nursing Excellence
UNC Health Rex nurses continually perform with compassion and competence to provide the highest quality care. Carolina Care ® is practiced in Raleigh, Holly Springs, skilled nursing facilities, and across the state in many ambulatory clinics. We are proud of our membership in the UNC Health system to meet the mission of Improving lives of all residents of North Carolina. As a four-time designated Magnet ® facility, we support shared governance, professional development, nurse autonomy, and interprofessional collaboration to achieve great clinical outcomes. We practice in an inclusive environment with nurses from at least 25 different nationalities. Our focus on addressing health equity is evolving as we offer innovative programs to support our patient population.
The UNC Health Rex Professional Practice Model is rooted in Swanson’s Caring theory. Dr. Swanson was a wonderful colleague while at UNC and showed us how to practice knowing, being with, doing for, enabling, and maintaining belief to support a caring, healing environment. We support the AACN principles of a Healthy Workplace and are making significant strides to reduce workplace violence. Our workforce ranges from age 20-72, is 76% baccalaureate prepared, and 50% hold national certifications.
Grow With Us
Rex Leadership focuses on your ongoing development as a professional nurse.
Awards & Meaningful Recognition
UNC Health Rex Awards
Meaningful Recognition (For Teammates)
Great 100
Named among the best 100 nurses in North Carolina.
Preceptor of the Month
Recognizing preceptors who have made a positive impact and devoted countless hours to training teammates.
Team Rexie Award
Colleagues recognizing teams for creative and productive solutions to problems.
The DAISY Award
Celebrates nurses who demonstrate compassion and competence.
The DAISY Lifetime Achievement Award
Honors nurses who have devoted 25+ years of service at Rex and promoted a positive image of professional nursing.
The PETALS Award
Celebrates teammates who work alongside nurses to provide compassionate care.
The Acorn Award
Awarded when a patient and/or their loved one makes a gift in honor of a Rex teammate recognizing their outstanding customer service, quality patient care, and Carolina Care.
A Note from our Chief Nursing Officer
Working with our nursing team at UNC Health Rex has been one of the greatest experiences of my nursing career. The nurses are motivated to improve, provide compassion with recognizable skill, and treat each other with respect and kindness. Our greatest success is our greatest challenge; our patients love us and our hospital is therefore often at capacity. Our leadership is supportive, innovative, and thorough. Rex nursing is enjoyed by our students, expected by our patients, and valued by our leadership.
Teammate Testimonials
- Maria Hernandez - N.C. Heart and Vascular Hospital
Ruza (mom) and Bianca (daughter) - Emergency Department - Ruza started work at Rex on September 13, 2010 and has been a nurse in the Emergency Department (ED) nearly 15 years. Rex is the only hospital she’s ever worked for and she states she doesn’t see herself working anywhere else. Bianca started August 14, 2017 in the ED as an ED Tech while starting her nursing pre-requisites to follow in her mother’s footsteps and she passed her NCLEX July 19, 2021. She has been a nurse with us nearly 4 years. Our patients love the Pavic family and love hearing their story of their home family expanding with their work family here in the ED.
