Nurse Residency Program
The nurse residency program at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital will help prepare new registered nurse graduates throughout their first year to provide the highest quality care as they integrate into one of the leading healthcare providers in the region.
- Role Transition - Nurse Residency meets weekly during the orientation period for six 8-hour sessions which include didactic content, case studies, and simulation. Topics include (but are not limited to) cardiac arrest, critical thinking, diabetes, chest tubes, infection prevention, delirium, CHF, acute MI, blood administration, sepsis, abuse/neglect, emergency codes, lab draws, death, KODA and professional growth.
- Role Integration - Upon completion of the six sessions (occurring simultaneously with unit-based orientation), the novice nurse will attend four quarterly workshops which will continue to support and encourage our new RN’s. Topics include professionalism, stress management, ethics/diversity, and accreditation/shared governance.
The Nurse Residency Program also prepares new RN’s to apply for and participate in the Nursing Professional Advancement Program.
Cohort Schedules
December 2022 Graduates
Cohort 25
Deadline: You must start employment on or before February 28 as a Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse Applicant.
Six 8-hour sessions:
- February 7, 2023
- February 14, 2023
- February 21, 2023
- February 28, 2023
- March 7, 2023
- March 14, 2023
- Workshop I: June 6 from 3 – 4 p.m. or June 7, 2023 from 8 – 9 a.m.
- Workshop II: September 6 from 3 – 4 p.m. or September 7, 2023 from 8 – 9 a.m.
- Workshop III: December 6 from 3 – 4 p.m. or December 7, 2023 from 8 – 9 a.m.
May 2023 Graduates
Cohort 26
Deadline: You must start employment on or before July 18 as a Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse Applicant.
Six 8-hour sessions:
- June 20, 2023
- June 27, 2023
- July 11, 2023
- July 18, 2023
- July 25, 2023
- August 1, 2023
- Workshop I: December 5 from 3 – 4 p.m. or December 6, 2023 from 8 – 9 a.m.
- Workshop II: March 5 from 3 – 4 p.m. or March 6, 2024 from 8 – 9 a.m.
- Workshop III: June 5 from 3 – 4 p.m. or June 6, 2024 from 8 – 9 a.m.