title: Organizational Readiness for Nurse Residency Accreditation.
abstract: Professional development nurses assume a principal role in establishing a state of readiness for accreditation of an organization's nurse residency program. This quality improvement project engaged a professional development department in self-study of their nurse residency program to determine readiness for accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The outcomes demonstrate a favorable state of organizational readiness, with minor program gaps in 19/45 accreditation criteria, requiring corrective action to optimize readiness for success.
authors.affiliation: Renee Franquiz, DNP, RN, CNE, is Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore. Charlotte Seckman, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, is Assistant Professor, Course Director, School of Nursing, University of Maryland, Baltimore.
authors.forename: Renee
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Franquiz
authors.forename: Charlotte
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seckman
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D009726:Nurses / Q000639:trends*; D015397:Program Evaluation / Q000379:methods