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Transforming The Journey For Newly Licensed Registered Nurses: A Community Based Transition-To-Practice Program In Ambulatory Care Settings, Cathryn A. Halford Dnp
Transforming The Journey For Newly Licensed Registered Nurses: A Community Based Transition-To-Practice Program In Ambulatory Care Settings, Cathryn A. Halford Dnp
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Abstract
In response to the job shortage for newly licensed registered nurses (RNs), transition to practice and residency programs have been established in many areas of the country including the San Francisco Bay Area. The programs were designed as demonstration projects to assist new graduates by increasing their competence, confidence, and skills, and their employability. Evidence from new graduate programs suggests that the programs provide an important bridge that is necessary for the critical transition from classroom to clinical practice and from newly licensed RN to qualified nursing professional. The University of San Francisco (USF)
Transition-To-Practice (nurse residency) program in …