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Innovative Approach To New Nurse Residency, Meaningful Use And Health Care Reform, Pamela V. Stanley
Innovative Approach To New Nurse Residency, Meaningful Use And Health Care Reform, Pamela V. Stanley
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
The project’s aim was to examine the financial impact of replacing registered nurse (RN) travelers, RN registry and RN overtime with new graduate RNs. Newly graduated RNs are often viewed by hospital administrators as a more costly staffing resource. This project contributes knowledge regarding the potential cost savings with the utilization of a centralized float pool incorporating new graduates. In addition, it contributes a novel idea for reducing organizational costs of implementing an electronic medical record with the utilization of new graduates as super users.
A new graduate program, which incorporated the use of a formal preceptor and mentoring program, …