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 ...

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 ...

Offering a nurse residency program is an important strategy for planning for the future in nursing, but many hospitals are finding these programs costly, considering the current economic conditions ...

The PTAP accreditation is awarded to programs that meet rigorous, evidence-based standards designed to ensure high-quality onboarding, professional development and retention of new nurses, according ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

PORT ANGELES — Schelle Fitzpatrick had always wanted to work in a hospital emergency department. She got her chance after graduating with an associate of arts degree in nursing from Peninsula College ...

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 ...

Lehigh Valley Health Network’s Nurse Residency Program has earned the distinction of being the very first such program in the state to receive the "Accreditation with Distinction" from the American ...

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 ...

A new nursing residency program aims to help hospitals and clinics in rural areas of Colorado with staffing. The U.S. Department of Labor awarded a $2.5 million, four-year grant to the Colorado Center ...