UVM Medical Center starts residency program to improve transition for new nurses

News Release — UVMApril 2, 2018
Contact:Michael Carrese(802) 847-0368
(BURLINGTON, VT) The University of Vermont Medical Center has begun a nurse residency program designed to ease the transition of newly graduated nurses from the classroom to clinical practice. Research indicates programs like this promote quality and safety of care, and reduce turnover rates for first-year nurses.
The one-year experience is based on the Vizient and American Association of Colleges of Nursing (Vizient/AAC