Improving the Work Environment of Baccalaureate Graduate Nurses: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of the Methodist Hospital's UHC Nurse Residency Program

Poster Presentation

Wednesday, 19 July 2006
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Wednesday, 19 July 2006
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

This presentation is part of : Poster Presentations I

Rosemary Pine, RN, MSN, CDE, Center for Professiaonal Excellence, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA, Charlean Mason, RN, MSN, Center for Professional Excellence, The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX, USA, and Renae Schumann, School of Nursing, University of Texas, Houston, Houston, TX, USA.

Learning Objective #1: Explain relevant research and experiential data related to new graduate program preparation and implementation at The Methodist Hospital
Learning Objective #2: Discuss the reflections of Baccalaureate GNs, the return on investment and survey results based on the implementation of the The Methodist Hospital's UHC residency program

There are high rates of turnover among graduate nurses. As the costs of recruitment and orientation have increased employers are examining new strategies for increasing retention among this population. The Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX partnered with an academic institution and University Health Consortium to apply an implementation strategy where graduate nurses participate in a year long residency program. The residents attended monthly sessions that addressed pertinent needs of the group. During this one year period turnover decreased from 50% to 13%. For this organization the program produced a ROI of 326.5%.

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