Methodist Nurse Residency Program Accredited with Distinction as a Practice Transition Program
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Nurse Residency Program is accredited with distinction as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) is actually the standard for credentialing.
All Methodist Le Bonheur facilities are included in this accreditation with distinction (Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital, Le Bonheur Children’ s Hospital, Methodist North Hospital, Methodist Olive Branch Hospital, Methodist South Hospital and Methodist University Hospital).
The current practice settings included in this accreditation with distinction designation are: Medical, Medical-Surgical, Oncology, Step Down, Critical Care, Labor & Delivery, Ante/Postpartum, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Operating Room and the Emergency Department.
The Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare (MLH) Nurse Residency Program for Registered Nurses (RNs) with less than one-year acute care nursing experience begins upon hire. Leadership, Quality Outcomes, and Professional Role Development and Scholarship for Nursing Practice are the key focus areas for the Vizient/American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Nurse Residency Program™. The evidence-based Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program™ (NRP) celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2022. The Program helps NLRNs develop better, more effective, decision-making skills, and enhance their clinical nurse leadership. The Vizient/AACN NRP™ helps NLRNs improve the incorporation of research-based evidence into practice and reduces newly licensed registered nurses’ first year turnover. NLRN Residents will have opportunities to network across the organization and within specialty areas and facilities. The Vizient/AACN NRP™ provides the foundation for the MLH program.
The MLH Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program™ includes on boarding, orientation with preceptor, a mentor, networking opportunities, 12 seminars, scheduled small group time with a nurse facilitator, guided professional reflection, simulation, and a professional enrichment experience. Seminars include scheduled time to complete an evidence–based residency project along with the completion of a professional portfolio and graduation celebration.
