KU Nurse Residency Program

Has anyone been a part of this? Do you know how many nurses get to take part in this? Do they mainly hire the BSN nurses from their program?

experiences?

I would LOVE to go to school there and eventually work at KUmed :redpinkhe however its very very competitive to get in so my current plan is to get my ADN and directly after get my RN-BSN online thru KU school of nursing.

Qualifications

new BSN grad

3.2 gpa

2 letters of recommendation from clinical instructors

patient care experience..ie cna,tech,ect

pass the state boards

Residency includes

-1 year program

-12-14 weeks of hospital orientation

-comprehensive orientation on the nursing unit guided by a clinical nurse specialist

-structured goal clinical experiences that start simple and progress to complex

-regular progress meetings

-formal progress evaluations

-self directed study packets

-participation in a mentoring program w/an experienced nurse

In your opinion does this seem like a sound residency program and comparative with others around the country?

Im not going to lie..when I saw this I became extremely excited...:)