Graduate Nurse - Adult RN Residency Program

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Job Summary: The Graduate Nurse (GN) is a Registered Nurse (RN) with a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing and less than one year of clinical experience. The GN is accepted into the Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) RN Residency Program (RNRP) specifically designed to meet the needs of new graduates and inexperienced nurses as they transition into the role of a competent, successful nurse at LLUMC, a tertiary care facility with multiple specialty fields of nursing. The RN Residency Program provides a supportive and nurturing environment for enhanced professional development in nursing practice and refinement of applying the nursing process to everyday practice by utilizing specific tools and experiences guided by RN preceptors and mentors. The RNRP provides comprehensive education in age-specific and developmentally-appropriate quality patient care in a skills mix environment utilizing LLUMC's Professional Practice Model (Duffy's Quality Caring Theory) linking professional nursing practice to quality outcomes. The GN develops effective decision-making skills and acquires and applies basic theoretical concepts to clinical practice and embraces new knowledge, innovations...