Nurse Residency Programs

Editorial Team / Admin · Jan 13, 2016

Going to depend on the facility. FYI, there is no such requirement for every hospital to provide a yearlong residency program for new grads, unless by "every hospital" you meant within a health care system with each facility operating in the same manner. Expectations should be discussed with either the educator or the manager.

JustBeachyNurse, LPN · Jan 13, 2016

I am a recent graduate and will be starting my first nursing job in February. I am required to participate and complete a year nurse residency program. I have read it is going to be a required program for all new grads at every hospital. Had anyone completed or are in this program? Or are a preceptor for the program? I am curious what to expect and what it is all about.

Please cite your source mandating a year long nurse residency in all hospitals for all new grads. There is no such mandate in my state. Not every new grad starts in a hospital setting. Some enter extended training in home care. Other new grads go to psychiatric, subacute, acute rehab or even long term care. Mandating year long nurse residency programs makes no logical sense. Every hospital isn't mandated to offer physician residencies why on earth would there be a national requirement for nurse residencies?

NursePJ2015 · Jan 13, 2016

Sorry! I miss read, the article I was referring to, "A regulatory Model for Transitioning Newly Licensed Nurses to Practice", by Nancy Spector and Mary Echternacht from the Journal of Nursing Regulations discusses the importance of developing national, standardized program for all new grads. I'm mainly curious what the program is all about and if anyone has positive experiences to share.

NursePJ2015 · Jan 13, 2016

Sorry! I miss read, the article I was referring to, "A regulatory Model for Transitioning Newly Licensed Nurses to Practice", by Nancy Spector and Mary Echternacht from the Journal of Nursing Regulations discusses the importance of developing national, standardized program for all new grads. I'm mainly curious what the program is all about and if anyone has positive experiences to share.

Jomillah · Jan 13, 2016

I am about to finish my year long residency. It was a great experience; 18 weeks preceptorship plus monthly debriefing. You feel like you are back in school with the camaraderie of baby nurses. Its a safe feeling. I work in afreestanding er in El Paso for Tenet, and they require babies to go through residency. Much prefered to being thrown to the wolves! Take advantage. Learn as much as you can in a nuturing environment

Trauma Columnist · Jan 13, 2016

Merged threads

blackribbon · Jan 13, 2016

I see you are from Michigan. Yesterday, I completed my one year GN residency at Beaumont and for us it consisted of attending a 3-4 hour class on a variety of topics once a month most months. That's it. Your unit will decide what your orientation is like...how long and what they expect. I got 6 weeks but I have heard they have bumped it back up to 8wk weeks recently. The GN program is separate from orientation. I suspect that it is part of our qualifying for magnet status.

Bob Loblaw · Jan 14, 2016

If only nursing schools would teach what is required today to be an RN........ What I learned in nursing school- how to write a 50 page care plan. What I never used outside of nursing school- 50 page care plan.

bebbercorn · Jan 21, 2016

When I first started, I got six months of training in a critical care fellowship. It was a strong program. One hospital I worked at had a year long program for ED and their graduates were very strong. My current facility gives 12 weeks, which is not long enough, by a long shot. We lose a lot of people with potential because they just needed a little more time.