UNM Hospitals Associate Degree Nurse Residency Program
University of New Mexico Hospitals offers a Transition Program for new graduate Associate Degree Nurses. The program is designed to facilitate the development of knowledge, expertise and competency to provide exceptional care.
All new members of the nursing team enjoy a comprehensive orientation individualized to suit their specific learning needs. Each orientation is competency-based, preceptor-based and criteria-based. The components of each program are chosen to ensure that, upon completion, every nurse has the knowledge, expertise and competency to provide exceptional care.
Goals of the Associate Degree Program include:
- increase confidence and competence to assure safe patient care
- develop effective communication skills
- integration of the new graduate nurse into the acute care setting
- support of continuing education through the Career Advancement Program and Tuition Reimbursement
The ADN Transition Program consists of a minimum of 6 monthly educational offerings and ongoing educational opportunities throughout the first year of practice.
Educational offerings include:
- Professional behavior
- Time management
- Communication & Documentation
- Bedside nursing assessment and skills development
- Developing an Individual Career Plan