At Baptist Memorial Health Care, competency assessment and validation is a vital component of
nursing – beginning in orientation and continuing throughout a nursing career. For newly
licensed registered nurses, Baptist’s clinical nurse residency program provides a structured
one-year program that provides a positive first work experience and creates opportunities to
increase knowledge, education, technical skills and professional behaviors. The clinical nurse
resident will be able to demonstrate competency in direct patient care through a formulated and
supervised clinical experience.
How does the clinical nurse residency program help newly licensed RNs at Baptist?
- Increases awareness and support for the RN with less than one year of experience
- Provides a mentor for one year to assist new graduates with technical and
professional skills
- Furnishes a work environment that fosters team building and collaborative thinking
- Enhances critical thinking skills
- Fosters self-confidence in the novice nurse
- Improves novice nurse’s practice through self-development
- Provides learning opportunities through clinical field trips and an individualized
education plan
- Promotes commitment to the profession of nursing at Baptist Memorial Health Care
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