Fisher-Titus honored four graduates of its Nurse Residency Program in a small, outdoor ceremony earlier this month.
Sidney Allen, Morgan Geyer, Taylor Ritzler and Jordan Williams all completed the year-long program which aims to support the entry of nurses into their nursing careers, according to a news release from Fisher-Titus.
“Since the program’s inception in September 2020, I have had the privilege of witnessing the personal and professional growth of each resident involved in our Nurse Residency program,” said Stacy Daniel, manager of Nursing Operations. “I am so proud of our first group of nurse residents and how much they’ve grown in the past year.
“I look forward to watching more new nurses develop their professional knowledge and skills through the Nurse Residency Program in the years to come.”
Through a combination of didactic, hands-on and mock scenario education the Nurse Residency Program at Fisher-Titus utilizes evidence-based nursing practice to increase the decision-making competence and confidence of the nurse residents while developing their critical thinking skills, the release said.
The program also offers the opportunity for participants to form mentorships throughout Fisher-Titus that can be beneficial to their professional growth and development.
“The Nurse Residency Program has allowed me to better appreciate all departments and how it takes a whole team of different departments and specialties to provide complete care for a patient,” said Williams, who is charge nurse in the Emergency Department. “My level of confidence as a nurse has grown and I hope to take all my education from Nurse Residency and apply it to my nursing practice to help me become the best nurse for my patients.”
Over the course of the past year, nurse residents followed a patient through the lifespan, completing education on 12 disease processes, which they may encounter in their nursing careers.
These topics aimed to build on what they learned in nursing school and help them increase their knowledge and better prepare them for real-life situations.
Based on pre- and post-education day evaluations, the nurse residents saw a 358% overall increase in knowledge through the Nurse Residency Program, the release said.
“As a new graduate, entering the health care field — especially in the midst of a pandemic — was nothing short of intimidating,” said Morgan Geyer, staff nurse. “With all the new challenges and having to learn to adapt to all different situations, the Nurse Residency Program gave me an extra confidence boost and has assisted me in blooming as a new nurse in her first year.”
During the ceremony last week, Fisher-Titus also welcomed six new nurse residents to the program: Lexi Brooks. Madeline Fickes and Yolanda Hockenberry; and Aliceon Klotz, Lauryn Maloney and Katlyn Moore begin their year of nurse residency this month.
Applications for the 2022-2023 Nurse Residency Program will open Spring 2021.
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