Transition to Practice Nurse Residency (TTPNR)

Nationwide Children’s Hospital is committed to supporting new nurses as they transition into professional practice. To support this transition, all new graduate nurses participate in the Transition to Practice Nurse Residency Program.

The Transition to Practice Nurse Residency Program spans 12 months and includes centralized orientation, unit-based orientation, and monthly seminars. This structure ensures that new graduate nurses receive comprehensive training, combining system wide knowledge with specialized, hands-on learning in their specific practice areas.

Our residency can help you feel more empowered and increase your professional satisfaction by:

increasing your confidence, competence and critical thinking skills
strengthening your communication and organizational skills
facilitating interprofessional relationships
improving nurse sensitive indicators and patient care outcome knowledge

Curriculum

Eligibility

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Curriculum

Our evidence-based curriculum is grounded in:

The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs (COA-PTP) Standards for Accreditation
The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) Standards for Accreditation
Graduate nurse competencies established by the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project
National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) model
Standards of practice at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Core topics integrated into the monthly seminar activities and discussions include clinical skills, communication, collaboration, safety, quality improvement, information technology and professionalism.

In addition, monthly check-ins, participant feedback, and ongoing needs assessments allow us to adapt the curriculum to meet the evolving needs of our learners.

Eligibility

New Graduate Registered Nurse’s (RN’s)hired at Nationwide Children’s Hospital are automatically enrolled in the Transition to Practice Nurse Residency Program. New graduate nurses consist of any RN with less than 12 months of experience.

New cohorts are started several times throughout the year. The Transition to Practice Team will automatically enroll them into an applicable cohort that follows their hospital orientation.