JAPNA Article: Effectiveness of a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Residency Program on Retention

There are few peer-reviewed articles in the nursing literature that describe nurses’ entry into professional practice through psychiatric-mental health nursing, and no research that describes the effectiveness of a Nurse Residency Program (NRP) on retention. This article describes the effectiveness of one NRP on retention, and indicates specific job satisfiers and dissatisfiers.

Authors:  Luc R. Pelletier, MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN; Chandra Vincent, MSN, RN; Loralie Woods, MSN, RN-BC; Cheryl Odell, MSN, RN, NEA-BC; Jaynelle F. Stichler, DNS, RN, NEA-BC(r), FACHE, FAAN

Disclosures:  The authors and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose.  Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this article, the participant will be able to:

1. Compare the turnover rates of a Nurse Residency Program in a psychiatric-mental health setting to rates discussed in previous literature.
2. Describe the top two satisfiers and dissatisfiers of a Nurse Residency Program in a psychiatric-mental health setting.

Keywords:  Nurse Residency Program, Retention, Job Satisfaction

Continuing Education Information:
1.25 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: read the entire article, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. You will be able to print or email a CE certificate once all steps are completed. 

The ability to earn contact hours for this article expires on February 28, 2021.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited with distinction as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.