As part of a joint initiative between the Pennsylvania Action Coalition (PA-AC) and The Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program, over 40 Pennsylvania hospitals will participate in the Pennsylvania Nurse Residency Collaborative (PA-NRC). Recommendation that nursing programs create nursing residencies was introduced in the Institute of Medicine’s Future of Nursing Report, and Pennsylvania is the third state to implement a nurse residency program at the state level.
Developed by Vizient, Inc. and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), the Nurse Residency Program was developed to ease nurse transition from the classroom to the clinical practice setting in order to promote quality, safety, and reduce turnover rates among first-year nurses. According to BusinessWire.com, PA-AC Executive Director Sarah Hexem says,
“Nurses want more resources and training focused on leadership, patient outcomes, and professional development, and now Pennsylvania hospitals are leading the way in training for new nurses. This training will empower nurses with evidence-based resources that will improve patient care and better welcome nurses to the clinical setting.”
PA-NRC will be welcoming 40 hospitals to participate in the first year of the program, including early adopters in addition to several new hospitals and health systems. The Nurse Residency Collaborative will also be beneficial to the rural hospitals in the state which require greater resources to meet the training capacity offered by their urban competitors.
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