A Pipeline for Associate Degree–Prepared Nurses
To support nursing workforce needs, one organization developed a novel pretransition-to-practice program to support associate's degree-prepared new graduate nurse entry into an accredited nurse residency program. The program experienced 96.7% first-year retention and a 521% return on investment through a hybrid training approach with synchronous and asynchronous training and activities.
Authors
- Tiffany M. Montgomery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4990-146X)
- Jenny Harshman
Institutions
- Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children (US)
- Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services (US)
- Children's Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal for Nurses in Professional Development
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/nnd.0000000000001238
- Primary Topic
- Nursing education and management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00