The effects of a prelicensure extern program and nurse residency program on new graduate outcomes and retention. 2015

Laura Friday, and James S Zoller, and Ann D Hollerbach, and Katherine Jones, and Greg Knofczynski
Laura Friday, DHA, MSN, RN, is Executive Director of Medical/Surgical and Behavioral Services, Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, Georgia. James S. Zoller, PhD, MHA, is Professor Chair, Department of Healthcare Leadership & Management, Medical University of South Carolina. Ann D. Hollerbach, PhD, RN, is Associate Professor, College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina. Katherine Jones, PharmD, is Medication Safety Pharmacist, Memorial Health University Medical Center, Savannah, Georgia. Greg Knofczynski, PhD, MS, is Associate Professor, Mathematics, Armstrong State University, Savannah, Georgia.

Organizations are looking to new graduate nurses to fill expected staffing shortages over the next decade. Creative and effective onboarding programs will determine the success or failure of these graduates as they transition from student to professional nurse. This longitudinal quantitative study with repeated measures used the Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Experience Survey to investigate the effects of offering a prelicensure extern program and postlicensure residency program on new graduate nurses and organizational outcomes versus a residency program alone. Compared with the nurse residency program alone, the combination of extern program and nurse residency program improved neither the transition factors most important to new nurse graduates during their first year of practice nor a measure important to organizations, retention rates. The additional cost of providing an extern program should be closely evaluated when making financially responsible decisions.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007397 Internship, Nonmedical Advanced programs of training to meet certain professional requirements in fields other than medicine or dentistry, e.g., pharmacology, nutrition, nursing, etc. Residency, Nonmedical,Internship, Non-Medical,Internships, Non-Medical,Internships, Nonmedical,Non-Medical Internship,Non-Medical Internships,Nonmedical Internship,Nonmedical Internships,Nonmedical Residencies,Nonmedical Residency,Residencies, Non-Medical,Residencies, Nonmedical,Residency, Non-Medical,Internship, Non Medical,Internships, Non Medical,Non Medical Internship,Non Medical Internships,Non-Medical Residencies,Non-Medical Residency,Residencies, Non Medical,Residency, Non Medical
D008137 Longitudinal Studies Studies in which variables relating to an individual or group of individuals are assessed over a period of time. Bogalusa Heart Study,California Teachers Study,Framingham Heart Study,Jackson Heart Study,Longitudinal Survey,Tuskegee Syphilis Study,Bogalusa Heart Studies,California Teachers Studies,Framingham Heart Studies,Heart Studies, Bogalusa,Heart Studies, Framingham,Heart Studies, Jackson,Heart Study, Bogalusa,Heart Study, Framingham,Heart Study, Jackson,Jackson Heart Studies,Longitudinal Study,Longitudinal Surveys,Studies, Bogalusa Heart,Studies, California Teachers,Studies, Jackson Heart,Studies, Longitudinal,Study, Bogalusa Heart,Study, California Teachers,Study, Longitudinal,Survey, Longitudinal,Surveys, Longitudinal,Syphilis Studies, Tuskegee,Syphilis Study, Tuskegee,Teachers Studies, California,Teachers Study, California,Tuskegee Syphilis Studies
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009741 Nursing Staff, Hospital Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in a hospital. Hospital Nursing Staff,Hospital Nursing Staffs,Nursing Staffs, Hospital,Staff, Hospital Nursing,Staffs, Hospital Nursing
D010558 Personnel Loyalty Dedication or commitment shown by employees to organizations or institutions where they work. Loyalties, Personnel,Loyalty, Personnel,Personnel Loyalties
D010563 Personnel Turnover A change or shift in personnel due to reorganization, resignation, or discharge. Employee Turnover,Personnel Retention,Employee Turnovers,Personnel Retentions,Personnel Turnovers,Retention, Personnel,Turnover, Employee,Turnover, Personnel
D004508 Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate A four-year program in nursing education in a college or university leading to a B.S.N. (Bachelor of Science in Nursing). Graduates are eligible for state examination for licensure as RN (Registered Nurse). External Degree Programs, Nursing,Nursing Education, Baccalaureate,Baccalaureate Nursing Education,Baccalaureate Nursing Educations,Education, Baccalaureate Nursing,Educations, Baccalaureate Nursing,Nursing Educations, Baccalaureate
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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