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 three 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 2024 Graduates
Cohort 27
Deadline: You must start employment on or before January 28 as a Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse Applicant.
Six 8-hour sessions:
- February 6, 2024
- February 13, 2024
- February 20, 2024
- February 27, 2024
- March 5, 2024
- March 12, 2024
- Workshop I: June 10 or June 11, 2024
- Workshop II: September 9 or September 10, 2024
- Workshop III: December 9 or December 10, 2024
May 2024 Graduates
Cohort 28
Deadline: You must start employment on or before July 18 as a Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse Applicant.
Six 8-hour sessions:
- June 18, 2024
- June 25, 2024
- July 2, 2024
- July 9, 2024
- July 16, 2024
- July 23, 2024
- Workshop I: December 4 or December 5, 2024
- Workshop II: March 4 or March 5, 2025
- Workshop III: June 3 or June 6, 2025