Abstract

A secondary data analysis study was conducted to determine if newly graduated nurses benefitted from participation in a 1-year University Health System Consortium/American Association of Colleges of Nursing (UHC/AACN) nurse residency program in a community hospital. The sample included data collected from 121 newly graduated nurses who completed the Casey-Fink Graduate survey at the start of program, 6 months into the program, and again at the end of the year-long program. Data included in the study span 3 years from 2012 to 2015. Participation in a community-based nurse residency provided several benefits to newly graduated nurses. There were statistically significant improvements in participants' level of comfort with communication skills, leadership capacity, ability to organize and prioritize care, and technical skills performance. Most of the participants reported decreased levels of stress and high levels of perceived support. Study participants' professional satisfaction scores did not reach statistical significance but did improve slightly during the program. Turnover of participants in the study site program decreased from 37% prior to program implementation to less than 4% in 2014. Potential cost savings of the nurse residency program for the study site added up to approximately $5 million. The results of this study contribute to the limited number of studies on this topic.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10240441; ProQuest document ID: 1868414254. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Clara R. Owings, EdD, RN, FNP-BC

Sigma Membership

Epsilon Omega

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

Secondary Data Analysis

Keywords:

Nurse Residency Programs, Nurse Retention, Professional Satisfaction, Casey-Fink Graduate Survey, Newly Graduated Nurses

Advisor

Susan W. Gaskins

Second Advisor

Stephen Tomlinson

Third Advisor

Ann Graves

Degree

Doctoral-Other

Degree Grantor

The University of Alabama

Degree Year

2016

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2022-01-19

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