Editor's note: This is the second article in a two-part series about nurse residency programs. Part one, which discussed the benefits provided by residency programs, appeared in the November 17 ...

Summer-graduating nurses are starting their first jobs, and hospitals are beginning the arduous task of turning novices into competent, professional RNs. The leap from nursing school to practice is ...

Meritus Health’s Nurse Residency Program earned PTAP reaccreditation, recognizing its commitment to supporting and retaining newly licensed nurses.

GLENWOOD SPRINGS ” Leaving the college setting and entering the real world can be a daunting transition for any young professional just entering the workforce. But imagine being introduced to the ...

Nurse Residency graduate Breanna Oak, RN, General Surgical Unit, works with patient Jerry Wilson, and Cathy Herrman, RN, Nurse at the Spine and Joint Unit who recently graduated from the Nurse ...

Various programs aimed at smoothing the transition from school to practice have stepped into the breach, one of which is the nurse residency. Today, in many settings, a novice nurse is paid to take ...

Fifty-five percent of respondents in a recent poll said their hospital does not currently have a strong nurse residency program in place, despite nurse leaders citing such programs as a key retention ...

The Nursing Residency Program for new RNs places participants with real patients and real pressure. The program is open to ...

Every year, thousands of newly licensed nurses step into hospitals and clinics ready to serve. They arrive well-educated, highly motivated, and deeply committed to patient care. Yet within 12 months, ...

DISTRICT IS STILL WORKING OUT THE DETAILS, AND THEY COULD VARY FROMCH SOOL TO SCHOOL. OUR STATE IS BATTLING A NURSING SHORTAGE IN THE MIDDLE OF A GLOBAL PANDEMIC. DOUG: ACTION 7 NEWS REPORTER ANGEL ...

While we are struggling to bring new nurses into the profession, we are having an even harder time convincing them to stay.

In the spring, Lafayette General Medical Center will begin one of the state’s first nurse residency programs, providing newly licensed registered nurses additional education and support as they begin ...