Nurse Practitioner Transition to Practice: Development of a Residency Program

Abstract

Nurse practitioner residency programs assist new graduates to transition to practice. This article describes the development of a primary care nurse practitioner residency program at a large academic medical center in the mid-Atlantic region. Organizational factors related to program development and support as well as fiscal and human resource considerations are presented. Curricular considerations inclusive of both clinical and didactic content are presented in conjunction with a curricular outline. Finally, recommendations for nurse practitioner residency program development and expansion within academic and nonacademic medical centers are provided.

Primary Care Practice Environment and Burnout Among Nurse Practitioners

“…Similarly, participation in postgraduate NP residency programs, which was not explored in this study, is known to influence NP job satisfaction, 47,48 which may also influence NP burnout. As a result, such other factors could be influencing NP burnout, and that should be further investigated.…”

Promoción De Transiciones De Rol Exitosas De Enfermero a Enfermero De Práctica Avanzada

“…Programas de becas y residencias: los modelos de residencia son beneficiosos para los EPA recién graduados para facilitar la transición a la práctica y promover la calidad de la atención al paciente y la retención y satisfacción de los enfermeros [12][13][14] . Estos programas apoyan a los nuevos EPA o a aquellos que se hallan en la transición a nuevas áreas de práctica profesional, ofreciéndoles la oportunidad de adquirir habilidades gerenciales valiosas, además de ayudarlos a consolidar su identidad como EPA y afirmar su confianza para asumir sus nuevos roles 14 .…”

Nurse practitioner and physician assistant onboarding in a family medicine practice

“…How is an NP/PA onboarding program different from an NP residency program or NP/PA fellowship program? Nurse practitioner residency programs have been discussed in the literature (Bush & Lowery, 2016;Cosme, 2015;Painter et al, 2019). This is a type of postgraduate training for new graduates.…”

“…Our family medicine practice consists of four separate sites; three of which are satellites of our main campus a (Painter et al, 2019;Cosme, 2015;Bush & Lowery, 2016;Morgan, et al, 2020;Mayo Clinic, 2021).…”