2011 Nursing Annual Report - FINAL.pub - South Shore Hospital

New KnowledgeNew Graduate Residency Program Prepares Nurses of the FutureFor the fourth consecutive year, South Shore Hospital offered a residency program for new graduate nurses.As the workforce of aging nurses continues to grow nationwide, many institutions are not able to offer positionsto new, inexperienced nurses. At South Shore Hospital, we are proactively preparing for the future bytraining new graduate nurses to replace the large number of experienced nurses who will begin to retire overthe next decade. This human resource strategy will ensure that the accumulated wisdom is transferred to ournext generation of nurses, who will be ready to provide the same high‐quality care that our patients and theirfamilies have come to expect at South Shore Hospital.Eight new graduate nurses began an intense twelve‐week residency in July 2011, which included experientiallearning and simulated training during the two major phases of the program. The program focused on theAmerican Organization of Nurse Executives’ defined “Nurse of the Future” core competencies, including patientcentered care, professionalism, informatics and technology, evidence‐based practice, leadership, system‐basedpractice, safety, communication, teamwork and collaboration, and quality improvement.The following new nurses successfully completed the residency program in September 2011: BrittanyBlazuk, RN, BS, E3; Kathleen Mahoney‐Simpkins, RN, P3; Ashley Nehiley, RN, E4; Eric von Reigers, RN,P5; Lisa Samargedlis, RN, P4S; Colleen Smith, RN, E4; Jaime Wallen, RN, C4; Amanda Wentworth, RN,P3. We are pleased to report the retention rate of our new graduate nurses — 32 participants since 2008 — is94 percent.Front row, from left:Kate Mahoney‐Simpkins, Pratt 3,Colleen Smith, Emerson4, LisaSamargedlis, Pratt4N. Back row, fromleft: Brittany Blazuk,Emerson 3, Eric vonRiegers, Pratt 5N,Jaime Wallen, Center4, Ashley Nehiley,Emerson 4, andAmanda Wentworth,Pratt 3.38