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Great article on nursing residency programs and the opportunities they provide. BONUS- includes insight from an Emory NP Alum who completed a residency program in Washington!!

Faced with a shortage of primary care doctors, more and more clinics are relying on nurse practitioners to fill the gap. But that creates another gap, in the level of training providers bring to the job. Residency programs--once reserved for physicians--are popping up for nurse practitioners as well.

This study reviewed the struggles new APRNs were having when transitioning to new healthcare providers. It discussed the benefits of a formal residency program for new APRNs and used the benefits the programs provided for new MDs to support the findings that these formal residencies could provide for new APRNs.

This articles takes about the importance of a structured residency program for new nurse practitioners. A structured residency program helps to the NP to get acclimated in the new role of being a provider and ensures patients are receiving quality care.

List of NP residency programs available in US. Included primary care, acute care, ENP, peds, and several specialty settings (no midwives - sorry!)

Here are even more programs that offer residencies

List of various residencies/ fellowships for different specialties

Here is a recent commentary written by two nursing professors from the University of Pennsylvania SON about nurse residency programs. Until reading this article, I was not aware that the IOM recommends residency programs for nurses who complete an advanced practice degree program. Currently, data illustrates that these programs improve practitioner confidence and strengthen NP role identity; however, there is a lack of data showing the impact of these programs on patient outcomes. These professors believe that residences should not be mandated but rather encouraged.

Although many residencies are focused on preparation for specialty fields, here is one specific to FNP practice... And in a state with relatively good practice laws for NPs

This is research article discussing if the "residency" programs that are starting to pop up for new grad APRNs are helpful. I found this interesting because we briefly discussed the residency positions during the new job panel.

Interesting article on Nurse Practitioner Residency programs. Colby Fowler

Probably posted before me. At any rate I'm attempting some effort here.

Personally I think NP residencies are a very important vehicle for transitioning into practice, and should be financially supported by the government the same way that medical residencies are supported!

Found this an interesting perspective because of the increasing demand for primary care providers.

My intended area of practice is in HIV nursing. In my last post I provided a link to the competencies needed to be an advanced practice nurse in the field, and I talked a little bit about steps I'm taking to close that gap. To hopefully move me along the continuum from novice to expert. I thought this article was interesting and provided a broader approach in how nurses might use residency program for exactly that purpose. The article talks about DNPs but it is no different for the MSN prepared nurse. It seems that residencies may become more the norm in the future - and that might be good for all, new nurses and patients alike.

Nurse Practitioner residency programs are a fairly new concept in the healthcare arena. The first program, introduced in 2007, was developed by Community Health Center, Inc. in Connecticut with the goal to increase the number of family nurse practitioners in the community health settings.

Here is a great article that discuss how to make the transition as a healthcare provider through the use of a nurse practitioner residency program.

This is an article from The Journal of Nurse Practitioners. The IOM is recommending a transition to practice (residency program) for new graduate nurse practitioners; along with a competency tool to assess the effectiveness of such program.

Great article on NP residency programs and how they could really benefit NP grads transitioning into practice.

New direction for NP programs and post-graduate options

The transition of newly graduated nurse practitioners (NPs) into practice can be challenging for the employer and the NPs. A new-graduate residency model for NPs along with evaluative criteria is presented from a primary care setting. Residency models are of benefit for new-graduate NPs to ease the transition to practice and promote patient care quality, and nurse retention, and satisfaction.

This resource is a research study analyzing the differences in cost and pediatric patient outcomes between hospital teams run by residents alone, PNP's alone and PNP/MD teams. Overall, the researches concluded that incorporating PNP's into hospital care can reduce costs for patients requiring certain treatments as well as provide care that is comparable to the care given by medical residents.

The Mayo clinic offers a form of residency for new grads. Mayo School of Health Sciences educates and prepares allied health professionals. The school enrolls students who excel in academic achievement to become providers of the best care to patients.