Check out the group from the first day at Lodi Memorial Hospital's Versant New Grad 18 week Residency Program. Do you recognize this mix of new RNs and Rn-IPs?
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2 comments:
Hi,
I'm a '92 grad and Versant is coming to my facility in August. What's the down-and-dirty on this? Do you like the program? What do your co-workers think of it? Details, please.
Marti,
This program was awesome and I recommend it to all new nurses. When you are finished with this program, you will feel more confident than many RNs that have already had 2-3 years of floor experience. We had hands on and exposure in every department in the hospital. We had lots of training and info lectures from from employees from all over the hospital and outreach programs that the hospital supports as well. What is really nice about LMH's Versant program, is that there is no contract of time commitment that you are required to sign to be able to participate in the Versant program as other hospitals require. LMH's view is that if you are not happy working there, you can leave at any time, also the same goes if they are not happy with you either, there is no binding contract that either party miserable. They are taking a big expensive gamble and invest a ton of money in their new RN IP's and RN's that are accepted into this program, they are hoping that you will like it there and stay and at the same time are providing you the training possible to make you competent and confident. You are paid for 40 hours a week. At first you start out in the classroom setting, but NO TESTS! Then you have a mix of class time and rotation through the various departments also that you get a good look at everything and are able to meet face to face all of your co-workers in other departments. Then you are given another RN preceptor in the department of your choice. You will take on a patient load with help from your preceptor and will continues to do so until you are comfortable with being on your own. Everything is day shift at first and for those who will be going to night shift you switch when there is around 1 month left of the program. You progress to working 3 12 hour days with 4 hours of class time, to just working regular shifts. Wanda Ketcherside who runs this program is absolutely awesome. I cannot say enough good things about this program. I am currently precepting Harrison Cole into the night shift at LMH ICU department. I couldn't be happier.
Marti, feel very fortunate if you are accepted into a Versant program. This is how all new nurses should be brought and trained into their new profession of nursing. Good Luck.
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