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class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> <article role="article" about="/practice-resources/transition-practice/nurse-residency-program" typeof="foaf:Document" class="node node--type-page node--view-mode-full"> <span property="dc:title" content="Nurse Residency Program" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> <div class="node__content"> <div property="content:encoded" class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><h2>Transition to the Specialty of Ambulatory Care</h2> <ul> </ul> <h3>Nurse residencies are an effective strategy to increase nurse retention and help RNs transition to competent practice.</h3> <p>The <em>AAACN Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse Residency Program</em> is an evidence-based resource that  you can use to help RNs attain the knowledge and skills they need to practice in the ambulatory care specialty.</p> <h3><a href="https://my.aaacn.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Action=Add&ObjectKeyFrom=1A83491A-9853-4C87-86A4-F7D95601C2E2&WebCode=ProdDetailAdd&DoNotSave=yes&ParentObject=CentralizedOrderEntry&ParentDataObject=Invoice%20Detail&ivd_formkey=69202792-63d7-4ba2-bf4e-a0da41270555&ivd_prc_prd_key=59A51D5F-8E16-4630-92F0-A03F732F1BBB" target="_blank"><img alt="AAACN RN Residency Program" src="/./sites/default/files/images/BridgeHeadFeb8-17.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin-right: 0px; margin-left: 0px; width: 1000px; height: 231px;" /></a></h3> <p><strong><em>The program is designed for ambulatory care facilities to transition into practice:</em></strong></p> <ul type="disc"> <li>New RN graduates</li> <li>Experienced RNs new to ambulatory care</li> </ul> <p>RNs completing the program will have the increased competence and confidence needed to provide safe, high-quality care.</p> <p><strong><em>The program is customizable. With tools and content that can be tailored, it has everything needed for a facility to build its own program, using a standardized and comprehensive approach, including: </em></strong></p> <ul type="disc"> <li>A curriculum guideline</li> <li>Competency assessment (procedural and professional) guides</li> <li>Clinical rotation guidelines</li> <li>Checklists and templates           </li> <li>Simulation guides</li> <li>Preceptor and mentor tools</li> </ul> <p><a href="/practice-resources/transition-practice/nurse-residency-program/white-paper ">Ambulatory Care Registered Nurse Residency White Paper</a></p> <hr /> <h2>Program Overview</h2> <p><a href="https://my.aaacn.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Action=Add&ObjectKeyFrom=1A83491A-9853-4C87-86A4-F7D95601C2E2&WebCode=ProdDetailAdd&DoNotSave=yes&ParentObject=CentralizedOrderEntry&ParentDataObject=Invoice%20Detail&ivd_formkey=69202792-63d7-4ba2-bf4e-a0da41270555&ivd_prc_prd_key=59A51D5F-8E16-4630-92F0-A03F732F1BBB" target="_blank">Have a look inside: Preface; Table of Contents; Sample Pages & Templates, and Purchase the RN Residency Program</a></p> <hr /> <div class="collapsible-container closed" id="acnrp"> <h3 class="acnrp-contfea"><a href="#acnrp-contfea">Program Content and Features</a></h3> <div class="pane"> <ul type="disc"> <li>Template for implementing a residency program</li> <li>11 major sections with 244 pages</li> <li>Easy to navigate</li> <li>Electronic publication in PDF format</li> <li>Downloadable with customizable Word templates, checklists, guides, and forms</li> <li>User friendly (print, search, zoom, and more)</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://my.aaacn.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Action=Add&ObjectKeyFrom=1A83491A-9853-4C87-86A4-F7D95601C2E2&WebCode=ProdDetailAdd&DoNotSave=yes&ParentObject=CentralizedOrderEntry&ParentDataObject=Invoice%20Detail&ivd_formkey=69202792-63d7-4ba2-bf4e-a0da41270555&ivd_prc_prd_key=59A51D5F-8E16-4630-92F0-A03F732F1BBB " target="_blank"><img alt="Coordinators" src="/sites/default/files/images/RN_photo_1-WITH-purchase-text.png" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 5px; float: right;" /></a>The program gives managers, directors, and educators the:</p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Knowledge needed to implement a nurse residency program.</li> <li>Customizable tools to tailor the program to their specific needs and ambulatory care setting.</li> </ul> <p>The program helps ambulatory care nurses attain:</p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Competence and confidence in their practice.</li> <li>The knowledge to provide safe, high-quality care.</li> <li>Demonstrated skills as both practitioners and leaders.</li> </ul> <p>The need for a program specific to ambulatory care:</p> <ul type="disc"> <li>As the need for ambulatory care nurses rises in the changing health care environment, new graduates will be in great demand to fill much-needed RN positions. This has made the need for more competent, well-educated ambulatory care nurses even more urgent.</li> <li>The <a href="https://my.aaacn.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Action=Add&ObjectKeyFrom=1A83491A-9853-4C87-86A4-F7D95601C2E2&WebCode=ProdDetailAdd&DoNotSave=yes&ParentObject=CentralizedOrderEntry&ParentDataObject=Invoice%20Detail&ivd_formkey=69202792-63d7-4ba2-bf4e-a0da41270555&ivd_prc_prd_key=59A51D5F-8E16-4630-92F0-A03F732F1BBB" target="_blank"><em>AAACN Ambulatory Care RN Residency Program</em></a> will also help retain nurses in the specialty and prepare them to handle increasingly complex patient care needs. The result will be fewer errors and better outcomes.</li> </ul> <p></p> </div> <h3 class="acnrp-purchase"><a href="#acnrp-purchase">Purchasing Information</a></h3> <div class="pane"> <p><strong>The <em>AAACN Ambulatory Care RN Residency Program</em> is now available to purchase in the AAACN store. </strong></p> <ul type="disc"> <li>AAACN member: $149</li> <li>Regular price: $199</li> </ul> <p><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://my.aaacn.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?Action=Add&ObjectKeyFrom=1A83491A-9853-4C87-86A4-F7D95601C2E2&WebCode=ProdDetailAdd&DoNotSave=yes&ParentObject=CentralizedOrderEntry&ParentDataObject=Invoice%20Detail&ivd_formkey=69202792-63d7-4ba2-bf4e-a0da41270555&ivd_prc_prd_key=59A51D5F-8E16-4630-92F0-A03F732F1BBB" target="_blank">Purchase the <em>AAACN Registered Nurse Residency Program</em></a></p> </div> <h3 class="acnrp-titleofcord3"><a href="#acnrp-titleofcord3">Program Goals</a></h3> <div class="pane"> <p>Practices implementing the <em>AAACN Ambulatory Care RN Residency Program</em> should review the program goals and align activities with these outcomes.</p> <p><strong><em>Completion of the program will allow the RN to:</em></strong></p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Transition from novice or advanced beginner to the next professional level.</li> <li>Develop effective decision-making skills.</li> <li>Apply leadership skills.</li> <li>Employ effective communication.</li> <li>Develop critical reasoning and astute clinical judgement.</li> <li>Work collaboratively with the health care team.</li> <li>Use critical-thinking skills and patient engagement strategies to optimize outcomes<em>.</em></li> </ul> <blockquote> <p><em>"When executed with a rigorous structure based on professional and specialty competencies, an ambulatory registered nurse residency program has a strong potential to transform the nursing profession and advance ambulatory care nursing's contribution to leading change and advancing health."</em></p> <p>~AAACN White Paper: <a href="/practice-resources/ambulatory-care/nurse-residency-program/white-paper" target="_blank">The Need for an Ambulatory Nurse Residency Program</a></p> </blockquote> </div> <h3 class="acnrp-transition"><a href="#acnrp-transition">RN Transition to Practice & Residency Community</a></h3> <div class="pane"> <p><em>For AAACN members!</em> Access the RN Transition to Practice & Residency Community, an online forum for the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN) members to ask questions and share implementation ideas related to the <em>RN Residency Program</em>. All AAACN members are welcome to join the <a href="/get-involved/connected-community">Community</a>.</p> <p><strong><em>When you join the community, you will have opportunities to:</em></strong></p> <ul type="disc"> <li>Discuss evidence-based best practices related to transition to practice and residency programs.</li> <li>Discover what others have done to prepare RNs for ambulatory care practice.</li> <li>Examine barriers and challenges in implementing a transition to practice program.</li> </ul> <p><a _blank="" class="btn btn-primary" href="https://community.aaacn.org/communities/community-home?communitykey=1fdbc590-853f-4414-b477-2bdd3927c82e&tab=groupdetails" target="_blank">Join the Community Now</a></p> <p><em>*Note: AAACN members may join the RN Transition to Practice & Residency Community by following the link and logging in to your AAACN member account. After you log in, you'll be redirected to the RN Residency Community page. 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