Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, volume 48, issue 2, pages 120-142

Effect of Nurse Residency Programs on New Graduate Nurses Entering the Critical Care Setting

Jae Chung
Fidelindo Lim
Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2025-02-27
scimago Q3
wos Q4
SJR0.317
CiteScore2.6
Impact factor1
ISSN08879303, 15505111
Abstract

The transition period from undergraduate nursing education to professional practice is a time of uncertainty and great difficulty for new graduate nurses (NGNs). Nurse residency programs (NRPs) provide structured education, simulation-based learning, and preceptorship to ease the transition. Although its effect on improving retention of NGNs is well established in the literature, the effect on clinical competency has not been documented as well. The purpose of this integrative review is to appraise the available literature and synthesize the evidence that demonstrates the effect of NRPs on clinical competency of NGNs entering the critical care setting. Inclusion criteria were quantitative and qualitative studies, peer-reviewed studies published after 2004 and in English, identified through a systematic literature search using the CINAHL database. Critical appraisal of the articles was completed using Law et al’s Critical Review Form. Eight articles (4 quantitative, 3 mixed method, and 1 qualitative study) met the inclusion criteria. The themes identified were common tools used to assess the efficacy of NRPs, improved clinical competency of NGNs, improved self-confidence, improved retention rates, and peer support among NGNs. Implications for nursing education and practice include applying evidence-based NRPs, incorporating simulation, enhancing sustainability, and reducing NRP variability through accreditation.

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Chung J., Lim F. Effect of Nurse Residency Programs on New Graduate Nurses Entering the Critical Care Setting // Critical Care Nursing Quarterly. 2025. Vol. 48. No. 2. pp. 120-142.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1097/cnq.0000000000000543
UR - https://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000543
TI - Effect of Nurse Residency Programs on New Graduate Nurses Entering the Critical Care Setting
T2 - Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
AU - Chung, Jae
AU - Lim, Fidelindo
PY - 2025
DA - 2025/02/27
PB - Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
SP - 120-142
IS - 2
VL - 48
SN - 0887-9303
SN - 1550-5111
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@article{2025_Chung,
author = {Jae Chung and Fidelindo Lim},
title = {Effect of Nurse Residency Programs on New Graduate Nurses Entering the Critical Care Setting},
journal = {Critical Care Nursing Quarterly},
year = {2025},
volume = {48},
publisher = {Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)},
month = {feb},
url = {https://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000543},
number = {2},
pages = {120--142},
doi = {10.1097/cnq.0000000000000543}
}
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Chung, Jae, and Fidelindo Lim. “Effect of Nurse Residency Programs on New Graduate Nurses Entering the Critical Care Setting.” Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, vol. 48, no. 2, Feb. 2025, pp. 120-142. https://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000543.
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