Transition to Practice programs (TTP programs, also called residency or on-boarding programs) are widely recognized as an important tool to help new nurses make the transition into the nursing workforce. Their value can go beyond that with the potential for:
Improving the safety and quality of patient care
Improving job satisfaction of all nurses, recent grads and the experienced nurses with whom they will work
Reducing turnover, in particular the reduction in nurse turnover within the first year of practice
Reducing overall costs to organizations related to maintaining an adequate number of competent nurses for the delivery of direct patient care.
Our recent focus has been on the following projects:
A survey of Washington hospitals regarding TTP programs
