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Mirinda Brown Tyo1, Molly Gundlach, Cheryl Brennan
1Mirinda Brown Tyo, MSN, RN, TCRN, is RN Residency Transitions Program Coordinator and Corporate Educator at Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Massachusetts, and Falmouth Hospital, Massachusetts. Molly Gundlach, BSN, RN, CWOCN, is Clinical Educator for Medical Surgical and Wound Care at Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Massachusetts. Cheryl Brennan, MSN, RN, is Primary RN Residency Transitions Program Coordinator and Senior Corporate Educator at Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Massachusetts, and Falmouth Hospital, Massachusetts. Laurie Esdale, MSN, RN, CCRN, is Off-Shift Nurse Educator at Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Massachusetts. Autumn Knight, BSN, RN, CWCN, is Clinical Educator for Medical Surgical at Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Massachusetts. Sarah Provencher, BSN, RN, is Clinical Educator for Medical Surgical at Falmouth Hospital, Massachusetts. Kathleen Tardy, MSN, RN, is Director of Clinical Education at Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis, Massachusetts, and Falmouth Hospital, Massachusetts.
Abstract:
This article describes best practice recommendations in program development for a nurse residency program. This registered nurse residency program is the first in New England to acquire the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Practice Transition Accreditation. Best practices identified in this effort include (a) use of a quality improvement analyst for data trending, (b) inclusion of an off-shift nurse educator, (c) use of evidence-based practice, (d) a standardized preceptor program, and (e) appropriate evaluation instruments. New graduate nurse satisfaction increased and turnover decreased after program implementation.
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