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What to Look for in a Nurse Residency Program

Minority Nurse

For instance, the organization should tell you how much time you will spend with a preceptor or the milestones you need to hit to reach full competence. Cosme says a nurse residency program will run between 6 and 12 months. “A Determine if the nurse residency program will provide education in your specialty area, notes Cosme.

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3 Health Systems Where Tech is Transforming Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

These three stories from HealthLeaders illustrate how nurses at hospitals and health systems around the country are embracing the advancements that technology and AI can provide: Singing River Health System The challenge to effectively train nurses without enough preceptors led Singing River Health System to turn to technology to get the job done.

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Patient care assistant training

American Nurse

To address this shortfall, the chief nursing officer set out to create an internal PCA course (with didactic, simulation, clinical experience, and testing components) to provide knowledge, skills, and competency customized to the organization. Carol Tierney is associate chief nursing officer. 2023; 18(9).

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Aneesah Coates

Minority Nurse

She is the owner of aneesahcoates.com and is passionate about helping nurses, current and aspiring, learn more about the profession. Coates works at a mental health crisis center as a senior professional evaluation nurse, preceptor to new nurses, Nursing Journal Club facilitator, and nursing department trainer for new staff.

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LPNs in modified care delivery models

American Nurse

of our nursing workforce was under the age of 35. Nursing turnover within the organization was 18.9%, above the national average. Recognizing the need for an innovative approach, the chief nursing officer (CNO) created a CDM task force and identified three acute care hospitals to pilot modified nurse CDMs.

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