Going into the hectic work environment of taking care of others as a new nurse can be extremely terrifying for most new nurse graduates. For this reason, it has become a challenge to retain new nurse graduates on their first jobs. This is something that has contributed to today’s nurse shortages. The Baby Boomer generation is now at the age of retiring and many nurses are quitting their first nursing jobs within the first year of being hired. Nurse residency programs have been put into place at many clinical setting to address the challenges faced by new graduate nurses and to benefit the new nurse, the organization and the patients.
Transitioning from nursing school to the work environment as an actual nurse is a major challenge. New grads go into the field with certain expectations that are taught in school in which they are not prepared for the …show more content…
Most programs allow the new graduate nurse to choose the area of specialty that they are most interested in. Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s nurse residency program highlight states that those in the program are hired as full time employees and are gradually developed into a professional nurse. New graduate nurses can expect to come out of a good nurse residency program as a professional, successful nurse who has great communication skills, leadership skills and critical thinking skills. They can expect to be able to socialize professionally, resolve conflict and delegate and prioritize duties properly. These new skills help new nurses deal with many challenges that present within the first year of work and knowledge that they can take with them throughout their careers. Nurse residency programs have proven many benefits and
Transitioning from nursing school to the work environment as an actual nurse is a major challenge. New grads go into the field with certain expectations that are taught in school in which they are not prepared for the …show more content…
Most programs allow the new graduate nurse to choose the area of specialty that they are most interested in. Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s nurse residency program highlight states that those in the program are hired as full time employees and are gradually developed into a professional nurse. New graduate nurses can expect to come out of a good nurse residency program as a professional, successful nurse who has great communication skills, leadership skills and critical thinking skills. They can expect to be able to socialize professionally, resolve conflict and delegate and prioritize duties properly. These new skills help new nurses deal with many challenges that present within the first year of work and knowledge that they can take with them throughout their careers. Nurse residency programs have proven many benefits and