nurse residency program at Trident Health. Research suggests that implementing a nurse residency program
hospitals can improve retention of first year nursing staff, improving nursing staff satisfaction and
today’s growing health care field. Leaders in nursing have identified that nurses fresh out of school
Institutions that seek grant money through the ACA to fund nurse residency programs will discover many restrictions
Clinical ladder programs are often based on Patricia Benner’s Novice to Expert model. The program offers nurses
falls, and medication errors) (Bae et al, 2010). Nursing Solutions Inc (NSI) reported the national average
both the success of a program, but also understanding ways in which the programs can improve. There are
Nurse Residency Programs and Retention Rates Introduction Across the United States, hospitals are experiencing
completely different issue. Nursing schools develop the foundation of nursing knowledge, creates critical
the question of the effectiveness of mentorship programs was conducted (see evidence summary table, Appendix