title: Residency programs for new nurse graduates: how widespread are they and what are the primary obstacles to further adoption?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of hospital RN residencies and the associated factors.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  The 2010 Institute of Medicine/Robert Wood Johnson Foundation report, The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, recommends the adoption of nurse residency programs.
  
  
  METHODS
  Members of the American Organization of Nurse Executives were surveyed, and covariates were identified.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We found approximately 36.9% of all hospitals in our study offered a nurse residency in 2011. Associated covariates included not-for-profit status, midsize, and location in the South. Hospitals that offer residency programs were more likely to have other training programs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings suggest that residencies have been widely supported even in times of economic recession. It is important to track the expansion of these programs and to initiate research to examine the long-term impacts of residencies on nurse retention and clinical outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Associate Professor (Dr Pittman) and Research Associate (Ms Bass), Department of Health Policy, The George Washington University; Director of Research (Ms Herrera), Health Care Cost Institute; and Chief Executive Officer (Ms Thompson), American Organization of Nurse Executives, Washington, DC.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pittman
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Herrera
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bass
authors.forename: Pamela
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D003625:Data Collection; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020407:Internet; D009936:Organizational Innovation