Rhode Island Hospital Nurse Residency Program
Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program
Rhode Island Hospital has aligned with the nation’s top residency curriculum (Vizient/AACN) to offer a robust one-year nurse residency program to all new graduate nurses. This program focuses on three critical areas: leadership, patient outcomes, and professional role. The curriculum includes evidence-based content that focuses on classroom learning and clinical experience designed to effectively transition nurse residents into the clinical nursing environment during their first year of practice.
What Is a Nurse Residency Program?
Nurse residency programs support a successful transition from academia to practice for new graduate nurses. Our program offers a robust, evidenced based curriculum facilitated by a team of experts.
Benefits of the Program
- Support and guidance to assist nurse residents in building clinical relationships and developing professionally as an independent nurse.
- Educational experiences structured to help nurse residents develop competence in clinical nursing practice.
- A supportive cohort that allows for professional growth in a learning environment.
- Diverse learning opportunities such as classroom training, hands-on skills, and simulation.
- Debrief sessions to address successes, problems, and/or challenges identified in the transition of nurse residents into the professional role.
Goals for the Nurse Residents
- Transitioning from a novice nurse to competent professional nurse.
- Develop effective decision-making skills related to clinical judgment and performance.
- Strengthening your commitment to the profession of nursing.
- Completing an evidence-based practice project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
- Baccalaureate or associates nursing degree.
- Current Rhode Island Nursing License.
- < 12 months of acute care nursing experience.
Program Areas
Choose an area below to learn more.
Medical/Surgical
Nurse residency programs support a successful transition from academia to practice for new graduate nurses. Our program offers a robust, evidenced based curriculum facilitated by a team of experts. Our Nurse Residency Program is a 12-month program that includes didactic education, completion of an evidence-based practice project, unit-based preceptorship, and interactive workshops that focus on clinical skills.
Core Content
- Leadership: Patient care delivery, care coordination, resource management, delegation, inter-professional communication & conflict resolution.
- Quality Outcomes: Pain management, skin and wound management, fall prevention, medication safety, infection control, patient teaching & management of the changing patient condition.
- Professional Role: Ethical decision making, end of life care, cultural competence, stress management, evidence-based practice & professional development.
Skills
- CAUTI
- CLABSI
- Blood Administration
- Phlebotomy
- IV Insertion
- And more!
The Nurse Residency Program offers 5 cohorts a year for new graduate nurses hired into a Medical Surgical unit. All nurses with an associate degree or higher and less than 12 months of acute care experience will be hired as a Nurse Resident into one of the cohorts.
Please check our career website for the most up-to-date information about available nursing positions for new graduate nurses.
Pediatrics
Nurse residency programs support a successful transition from academia to practice for new graduate nurses. Our program offers a robust, evidenced based curriculum facilitated by a team of experts. Our Nurse Residency Program is a 12-month program that includes didactic education, completion of an evidence-based practice project, unit-based preceptorship, and interactive workshops that focus on clinical skills.
Core Content
- Leadership: Patient care delivery, care coordination, resource management, delegation, inter-professional communication & conflict resolution.
- Quality Outcomes: Pain management, skin and wound management, fall prevention, medication safety, infection control, patient teaching & management of the changing patient condition.
- Professional Role: Ethical decision making, end of life care, cultural competence, stress management, evidence-based practice & professional development.
Pediatric Content
- Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Pediatric specific diagnosis and treatment
The Nurse Residency Program offers 2 cohorts a year for new graduate nurses hired into a pediatric unit at Hasbro Children’s Hospital. All nurses with an associate degree or higher and less than 12 months of acute care experience will be hired as a Nurse Resident into one of the cohorts.
Please check our career website for the most up-to-date information about available nursing positions for new graduate nurses.
Critical Care
Nurse residency programs support a successful transition from academia to practice for new graduate nurses. Our program offers a robust, evidenced based curriculum facilitated by a team of experts. Our Nurse Residency Program is a 12-month program that includes didactic education, completion of an evidence-based practice project, unit-based preceptorship, and interactive workshops that focus on clinical skills.
Core Content
- Leadership: Patient care delivery, care coordination, resource management, delegation, interprofessional communication & conflict resolution.
- Quality Outcomes: Pain management, skin and wound management, fall prevention, medication safety, infection control, patient teaching & management of the changing patient condition.
- Professional Role: Ethical decision making, end of life care, cultural competence, stress management, evidence-based practice & professional development.
Critical Care Content
- Advanced Hemodynamics
- Invasive Respiratory Care
- Advanced Rhythm Recognition & EKGs
- Neurological Disorders
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Sedation Management
The Nurse Residency Program offers 2 cohorts a year for new graduate nurses hired into critical care.
Please check our career website for the most up-to-date information about available nursing positions for new graduate nurses. Positions are posted in April and December.
Perioperative
Nurse residency programs support a successful transition from academia to practice for new graduate nurses. Our program offers a robust, evidenced based curriculum facilitated by a team of experts.
Our Nurse Residency Program is a 12-month program that includes didactic education, completion of an evidence-based practice project, unit-based preceptorship, and interactive workshops that focus on clinical skills.
Core Content
- Leadership: Patient care delivery, care coordination, resource management, delegation, inter-professional communication and conflict resolution.
- Quality Outcomes: Pain management, skin and wound management, fall prevention, medication safety, infection control, patient teaching and management of the changing patient condition.
- Professional Role: Ethical decision making, end of life care, cultural competence, stress management, evidence-based practice and professional development.
Perioperative Content
- Foundations for Perioperative Nursing
- Anesthesia
- Positioning the Patient for Surgery
- Sutures, Sharps, and Instruments
- Surgical Modalities
- Wound Healing, Dressings, and Drains
- Postoperative Patient Care and Pain Management
- Surgical Interventions
- Cardiac, Vascular, Gastrointestinal, Gynecologic & Obstetric, Orthopedic, Neuro, Thoracic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastics, Ophthalmic
The Nurse Residency Program offers 2 cohorts a year for new graduate nurses hired into Perioperative Nursing.
Please check our career website for the most up-to-date information about available nursing positions for new graduate nurses.