About Clinical Excellence Coaching

Magnet® consulting.
Grounded in practice.
Built to deliver.

Clinical Excellence Coaching brings together hospital consulting, MPD mentorship, education and purpose-built systems. We help organizations carry out the work and develop the people leading it.

What sets us apart

For hospitals, health systems and the people
leading their Magnet programs.

CECExperience, put to work.
OUR APPROACH
THE CONNECTION

See the program as a whole.

Connect nursing practice, workforce information, evidence and people to the decisions your program needs.

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FOUNDED2024
BASED INHouston, Texas
OUR FOCUSIndependent Magnet consulting

What sets CEC apart

Expertise connected
to the work itself.

Understand what is needed. Help build it. Give people the knowledge and systems to use it.

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A view across
the whole program.

A writing issue may begin with a data gap. A workforce question may lead back to how nursing is organized. CEC brings these connections into the work, across professional practice, workforce and data, evidence and outcomes, and people.

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Practical expertise.
Complete systems.

CEC combines consulting with the ability to build working systems. That includes fully automated peer evaluation and the connected narrative process in MPD Studio. The technology is shaped around the work nursing teams need to complete.

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Stronger programs.
More capable people.

Organizational delivery and personal development belong together. Consulting helps carry out the work. Mentorship builds the MPD’s judgment and confidence. Education helps writers and data contributors apply the methods themselves.

Franklin Nduku, founder and principal consultant of CEC
CLINICAL EXCELLENCE
COACHING

The experience behind CEC

Franklin Nduku

Founder & Principal Consultant
Registered nurse · Magnet Program Director

Franklin brings clinical and operational leadership experience across multiple successful Magnet designation cycles. His work spans readiness, narrative development, evidence, site visits and the leadership needed to sustain a program.

He founded CEC to bring that experience into practical consulting, mentorship and tools for nursing teams.

First designation and redesignation
Writing, data and nursing leadership
MPD mentorship in the U.S. and internationally
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What you can expect

Clear principles.
Visible in the work.

Our values guide the advice we give, the work we deliver and how we support your team.

Excellence

Careful work, clear explanations and attention to the details that matter.

Integrity

Honest guidance grounded in your organization’s facts and evidence.

Empowerment

Skills, guidance and resources your team can apply with growing confidence.

Impact

Clear priorities, useful deliverables and progress reviewed against the work agreed.

Start with your organization

Let’s talk about
the work ahead.

Tell us where your program stands and what needs to move forward. We’ll discuss the support and scope that fit.

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Free CEC resource · Magnet Pathway 2026

Build your conference itinerary.

Choose your must-see sessions, spot time conflicts, and download your personal PDF agenda. The full and quick guides are included.

You can find the guide in Resources through October 31.