Using the Magnet® Criteria to Document New Graduate Nurses' Transition to Practice

Sheryl Cosme1, Carey Yarbrough, Morgan O'Brien

  • 1Sheryl Cosme, DNP, RN-BC, is Director Accreditation, Practice Transition Accreditation Program and Nursing Skills Competency Program, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, Maryland. Carey Yarbrough, MSN, RN, is Senior Magnet Program Analyst, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, Maryland. Morgan O'Brien, BA, is Senior Accreditation Program Specialist, Practice Transition Accreditation Program and Nursing Skills Competency Program, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, Maryland. Kathy Chappell, PhD, RN, FNAP, FAAN, is Senior Vice President Accreditation, Certification, Measurement, and Institute for Credentialing Research, American Nurses Credentialing Center, Silver Spring, Maryland.

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