2023 Together - P454 - Transforming a Nurse Residency Program Through Vizient - On Demand
Grady Health System, a level-1 trauma center, has used the Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program™ platform since 2017. Historically, Grady onboarded nurse residents in cohorts twice annually to capture spring and fall graduates. To combat the nursing shortages, strengthen the nursing pipeline and decrease dependence on travel nurses, Grady successfully implemented a strategy focused on increasing the number of nurse residency cohorts from two to six annually, resulting in a 118% increase in nurse residents. The Nursing Professional Development department utilized the Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program platform to facilitate this undertaking. This presentation will provide strategies for potentially strengthening the nursing workforce.
Target Audience
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
- Pharmacy Technicians
- Physicians
- Other Healthcare Professionals
Learning Objectives
Explain the importance of a nurse residency program to hospital organizations.
List three key steps to increase the number of new graduate nurses onboarded to the hospital.
Faculty
Dayna Vidal, MSN, Vice President, Nursing Professional Development and Clinical Outcomes, Grady Health System, Atlanta, Ga.
Erica Henderson, DNP, Grady Health System, Atlanta, Ga.
Disclosure
Credit Types
Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)
This activity was planned by, and for, the healthcare team, and learners will receive 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change.
Nurses (CNE)
Vizient, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 ANCC contacts hours.
Pharmacists (CPE)
Vizient, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 contact hours for Pharmacists.
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-23-246-H04-P
Pharmacy Technicians (CPE)
Vizient, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 contact hours for pharmacy technicians.
Universal Activity Number: JA0006103-0000-23-246-H04-T
Physicians (CME)
Vizient, Inc. designates this enduring material for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)
Vizient, Inc. will award a maximum of 0.50 contact hours to all other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity. These individuals will receive a Certificate of Participation indicating the maximum credits available.
Many state licensing boards and credentialing bodies accept certificates of participation from accredited CE activities to meet CE requirements for license renewals and re-certification. It is the responsibility of the participant to contact their state licensing board and/or certifying body for verification on credit eligibility reciprocity.
Available Credit
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacist
- 0.50 ACPE Pharmacy Technician
- 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 0.50 ANCC
- 0.50 General CE - Attendance
- 0.50 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE)