title: Meeting the needs of new-graduate nurse practitioners: a model to support transition.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Author Affiliations: Clinical Instructor (Ms Sargent), VCU School of Nursing, Richmond, Virginia; Family Nurse Practitioner Residency Director (Dr Olmedo), Family Health Center of Worcester Inc, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Lana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sargent
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Olmedo
mesh_terms: D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D013041:Specialties, Nursing