W2:1 The New Nurse Experience: Voices from the Frontline of Transition

Phoenix, AZ US
March 25, 2026

This session offers a candid look at the challenges, surprises, and successes faced by new nurses as they navigate their first year in practice.

Target Audience

  • Nurses
  • Other Healthcare Professionals

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, participants should be able to:  

  • Identify common themes and challenges experienced by new graduate nurses during their transition to professional practice.
  • Recognize strategies and support mechanisms that help nurse residents feel more confident, engaged, and successful.
  • Apply insights from the panel discussion to refine and strengthen their own nurse residency programs.

 

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.75 ANCC
  • 0.75 General CE - Attendance
Course opens: 
03/25/2026
Course expires: 
05/29/2026
Event starts: 
03/25/2026 - 9:05am CDT
Event ends: 
03/25/2026 - 9:50am CDT
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Sheraton Phoenix Downtown
340 N 3rd St
Phoenix, AZ 85004
United States
FACULTY & PLANNERS
Faculty
Dana Garcher, MS, RN
Senior Programmatic Advisor
Vizient, Inc.
 
Kayla Gregory, BSN, RN
Staff Nurse
The James Cancer Hospital & Solove Research Institute
 
Klade Rodriguez, MSN, MHA, RN
Registered Nurse
Baylor Scott and White Hillcrest Medical Center
 
Kathryn Kabat, RN, BSN
Registered Nurse
Northwestern Medicine
 
Jaya Ramcharitar, RN
Registered Nurse
Elmhurst Hospital Center

 

Planning Committee

Kelly Gallagher, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, NEA-BC
Sr. Director, Nursing Programs 
Vizient, Inc.

Megan Buckley 
Senior Programs Manager
Vizient, Inc.

Meg Ingram, MSN, RN
Senior Director, Nursing Program
Vizient, Inc.

Evy Olson, MSN, MBA, RN
Vice President 
Vizient, Inc.

Vickie Adams, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
NRP Senior Programmatic Advisor 
Vizient, Inc.

 
Marilu Kelly, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, CHCP
Director, Continuing Education      
Vizient, Inc.
 
Kim Bentley, CHCP  
CE Programs Manager             
Vizient, Inc.
 
 
DISCLOSURE
As an accredited provider of continuing education, Vizient, Inc. is dedicated to ensuring this activity presents learners with only accurate, balanced, scientifically justified recommendations, and is free from promotion, marketing, and commercial bias. In accordance with The Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education, all planners, faculty, and others in control of the educational content have disclosed the absence or existence of all financial relationships (of any dollar amount) with ineligible companies within the past 24 months.
 
Ineligible companies – those companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
It is Vizient’s policy that owners and employees of ineligible companies, and any individuals who refuse to disclose the absence or existence of financial relationships with any ineligible companies are disqualified from participating as planners or faculty.
 
 
 
Statement of Content Validity
 
Vizient, Inc. educational activities are intended to assist healthcare teams advance their professional responsibilities in accordance with the definition of continuing education. It is the policy of Vizient, Inc. to review and ensure that all content and recommendations for patient care within accredited CE is evidenced-based, based on current science and clinical reasoning while ensuring the content is fair and balanced. All recommendations must conform to the generally accepted standards of experimental design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation. Vizient, Inc. does not permit accredited continuing education if it advocates for unscientific approaches to diagnosis or therapy, or if the education promotes recommendations, treatment, or manners of practicing healthcare that are determined to have risks or dangers that outweigh the benefits or are known to be ineffective in the treatment of patients.
 
FDA Off-Label Use
 
Faculty presenters are also expected to disclose any discussion of (1) off-label or investigational uses of FDA approved commercial products or devices or (2) products or devices not yet approved in the United States.
 
 
 
Disclaimer
The education provided through this activity is for continuing education purposes only. The views and opinions expressed in this activity are those of the faculty/presenters and do not necessarily reflect the views of Vizient, Inc.
Disclosure Statements
 
Absence of Relevant Financial Relationships
 
None of the planners, faculty, or others in a position to control content for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
 
 

 

 

Joint Accreditation Statement

In support of improving patient care, Vizient, Inc. is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

 
Designation Statement(s)
 

Nurses (CNE)

 
This activity is designated for 0.75 contact hours.
 
 
 
Other Healthcare Professionals (General CE Credit)
 
Vizient, Inc. will award all other healthcare professionals who successfully complete the activity a Certificate of Participation. Various state license 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

  • 0.75 ANCC
  • 0.75 General CE - Attendance
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