Monday, June 19, 2023

Delta Health Residents
(Photo: Top left, Eric Rhoten, RN - Med/Surg, top right, Megan Bardessona, RN - Med/Surg, bottom left, Jessica Carlson, RN - ICU, bottom right, Lyndsie Spine, RN - L&D.)

 

Congratulations to Delta Health (Delta, CO) for graduating their first cohort of RN residents. In collaboration with the Colorado Center for Nursing Excellence (CCNE), Delta Health launched its 12-month Nurse Residency Program in the summer of 2022. Funding was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor, with curriculum and support staff provided by the Iowa Online Nurse Residency Program. The inaugural cohort of 4 new graduates completed the year-long program and presented their professional experiences during the graduation ceremony on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

Delta Health partners with IONRP and CCNE to provide support and professional development throughout the first year of nursing. The program provides learning opportunities through online content, interactive experiences with guest speakers, group discussions, skill-building, and mentorship. The program culminated with a professional experience centered around opportunities for improvement and included dissemination of the results to leaders and peers. Residents select from a change project, case study, or committee work.

Delta Health Nurse Residency Program Site Coordinator Shauna L. Meilner, MSN, RN, CCRN, CNE, praised the residents for their year-long commitment and shared outcomes of the professional experiences.

Professional Experiences from the June 2022 Cohort include:

  • Megan Bardessona, RN: A practice project entitled, Got Blood? Focuses on blood administration protocol and procedure.
  • Eric Rhoten, RN: Esophageal Varices…What are they? A case study that targets patients with Esophageal Varices.
  • Lyndsie Spine, RN: A change project entitled Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean.
  • Jessica Carlson, RN: Proposal for Revised Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Protocol, a project that entails protocol revision and change in policy at Delta Health.

Congratulations to Delta Health on completing your first cohort of residents. We look forward to your continued partnership and support of future new graduate nurse hires.

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