By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN For more than six months, I have been advising nurse leaders to brace for a class of new graduate nurses who will be the least "work ready" of any group of nurses who have ever transitioned into practice. The patient acuity-nurse experience gap has never been wider. These young nurses have spent the last two years of their … [Read more...]
What New Graduates Need from Nurse Leaders This Year
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN It is May, and many nursing students are graduating and will be transitioning into practice. The good news is that jobs for new graduates are more plentiful today, even in specialty areas. The other good news is that most health systems are ramping up their residency programs and plan that future onboarding will be more in-person … [Read more...]
What New Graduates Need from their Managers
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN It is spring and nurse leaders are interviewing candidates for their nurse residency programs. It may not surprise you to learn that the highest turnover in most nursing organizations occurs with new graduates in their first year of nursing practice. In many organizations today, it is close to 25% reaching over 50% in the first three … [Read more...]
Meeting the Needs of Our New Graduates
By Rose O. Sherman, EdD, RN, FAAN It is spring and nurse leaders are already interviewing candidates for their nurse residency programs. It may not surprise you to learn that the highest turnover in most nursing organizations occurs with new graduates in their first year of nursing practice. In many organizations today, it is close to 25%. This is a significant … [Read more...]
Meeting the Needs of Our New Graduates
It is again spring and many nurse leaders are already interviewing candidates for their nurse residency programs. It may not surprise you to learn that the highest turnover in most nursing organizations occurs with new graduates in their first year of nursing practice. The RN Work Project funded by the Robert Wood Johnson foundation and conducted by nurse … [Read more...]