The Institute for Nursing Excellence’s Nursing Orientation Unit for RN Integration, Support, and Health (NOURISH™) Program - a unique model for orienting newly licensed #nurses on a dedicated orientation unit - has been rolled out over the past several months at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset and Community Medical Center-Toms River, NJ. The cornerstone of the program is facilitating integration into the nursing profession and nursing team by providing support and prioritizing well-being. In this innovative program, the unit is geared towards supportive teaching and learning to ease the transition into the practice of professional nursing and mitigate challenges as new graduates enter practice. Clinical experiences are planned and provided through the support of Preceptors and on-unit dedicated Nursing Professional Development (NPD) Practitioners, as well as other educational resources. Rather than starting orientation on their home unit, the new graduate starts in the NOURISH™ Program's dedicated orientation unit, which serves as the ideal environment for experiential learning. This provides for the assimilation of new staff members into the team, goal-directed precepting, direct and timely two-way feedback and ongoing support and mentoring. Pictured here are the inaugural NOURISH participants at our hospitals! To learn more about NOURISH™, visit https://lnkd.in/ebtvVQ3N Learn more about The Institute at https://lnkd.in/eCuT7BeS #nursing #nursingeducation #nursetraining #LetsBeHealthyTogether
Amazing!!!
Joanne Duffy
1w
Wonderful, evidenced based approach Mary Beth! Can’t wait to see evaluation data
Amazing strides
Congratulations!
Love this!
Senior Vice President and Director, AARP Public Policy Institute & Chief Strategist, Center to Champion Nursing in America and Family Caregiving Initiatives
3wAs a nurse and Vice Chair of the Board of directors, I am so impressed and proud of this Institute. It is a model for the nation.