Leading the Charge: Achievement of National Accreditation for a Nurse Residency Program

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.

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