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New nurse graduates entering Sarah Bush Lincoln’s Nurse Residency Program are pictured left to right: first row – Casey Neville, Tara Biggs, Lisa Lawson, Emily Johnson, Hannah Jernigan, Tiffany McSparren, and Jessica Spence; second row – Cassie Riley, Megan Huddleston, Shelby Jackson, Kiersten Dent, Andrea Hutchinson, Lexi Walk, Kierston Oborne, Chris Roedl, Amber Waterman, Renea Phelps, Glenda Hunt, and Lexi Fiscus; third row – Cassie Will, Katy Augustyn, Todd Layton, Dwight Hardin, Haley Whitman, Marissa Klee, Jason Duhamell, and Andrew McDevitt. Not pictured are: Ali Barless, Jennifer Martinez, Amy Pippin, Hilary Bodle, Shelby Evinger, Nathan Raisner and Valentina Theole.

•June 22, 2016•

Thirty-four registered nurse graduates joined the first Nurse Residency Program at Sarah Bush Lincoln.

The Nurse Residency Program helps new nurses transition from nursing graduates to competent, confident and compassionate nurses. Sarah Bush Lincoln Nursing Leader Mindi O’Rourke, BSN, explained that for new nurses, there is so much to learn in the first year that sometimes it can be overwhelming. This program helps them adjust through additional classroom education, hands-on simulation, online learning modules and guest presenters. They also will be working with a mentor.”

A big plus is that the nurses will develop lasting relationships with other nurses in the program, which will help them acclimate to a new environment and begin their careers with a strong start.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.