This program helps new graduates successfully transition from nursing school to professional practice by providing an emotional support network and education to develop critical thinking skills and new-graduate competence.
To participate, the applicant must be a nurse graduate of an accredited school of nursing. The graduate residency program is a four-month orientation program that consists of unit orientation with a preceptor to include completion of the RN skills checklist, weekly educational transitional sessions, bi-weekly conferences with the clinical leader or clinical educator, weekly peer support group meetings, one-on-one mentors assigned, as requested, and a rotation through the Academy of Patient Safety, Holston Valley’s pilot program for the Safest Unit project.
All new graduate nurses at Holston Valley are required to participate in the residency program in order to provide them a smooth transition from student nurse to RN.