Nurse Residency
Starting your nursing career is a pivotal moment, filled with new challenges,
questions, and the desire for guidance and support. The
Vizient/American Association of College
s of Nursing (AACN) Accredited Nurse Residency Program™ (NRP) at Norman Regional Health System is specifically designed to help you
transition from a newly licensed nurse, to a skilled, confident and accomplished
nurse in your field.
About Norman Regional Nurse Residency
The Norman Regional Vizient/AACN NRP is a structured program that provides new graduate registered nurses (RNs) the opportunity to gain the necessary knowledge and skills to deliver safe, high-quality care within a particular clinical environment. This program ensures that new graduate RNs have the support necessary to make the transition from school to career a positive and successful experience.
At Norman Regional, we are dedicated to your growth and development, ensuring
that you have the support necessary to make the beginning of your nursing
career a positive and successful experience.
The Norman Regional Vizient/AACN NRP is grounded in evidence-based practices (EBPs) and built on a curriculum developed by subject matter experts nationwide. This program focuses on helping you build a strong foundation for EBP to inform your clinical decision-making and improve our patient outcomes.
Program Details
Our residency program offers new graduate RNs a supportive setting throughout the first year of practice. The comprehensive framework for the program curriculum is built upon the AACN’s Ten Domains of Nursing Practice, empowering newly licensed nurses to transition seamlessly into their first professional role.
The program provides new graduate RNs with the orientation, practical experience, support, resources and mentorship needed for success.
In the Norman Regional Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program™, Nurse
Residents will:
- Go through an organizational orientation and a structured unit orientation with a dedicated preceptor
- Receive mentor and peer support during the first year
- Attend monthly seminars with a comprehensive transition-to-nursing practice curriculum designed to make the transition from advanced beginner to competent RN
- Enhance clinical judgment and patient safety
- Reinforce dedication to the profession and organization
- Lay the foundation for utilizing EBP to inform decision making
- Participate in activities aimed at fostering professional growth and facilitating the transition during the first year of practice
- Gain practical experience
The comprehensive transition-to-practice curriculum is designed to help
new graduate RNs:
- Manage stress
- Enhance decision-making skills
- Improve critical-thinking skills
- Facilitate patient safety
The goals of our Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program™ are to:
- Progress new graduate RNs from being advanced beginners to becoming skilled professionals
- Reduce new graduate RN turnover in the first year of practice
- Enhance participation in professional activities
- Strengthen the new graduate RN commitment to the profession
- Establish tools for implementing wellness strategies to cope with reality shock
Norman Regional Vizient/AACN NRP participants must commit to:
- One-year involvement with the program
- Attending mandatory four-hour monthly seminars
- Participating in a group project of evidence-based practice to influence patient care on the assigned unit
- Receiving mentorship provided throughout the transition to practice period
- Taking part in activities aimed at both fostering professional growth and facilitating the first year of nursing practice
Program Accreditation
The Norman Regional Vizient/AACN NRP was awarded Accreditation with Distinction, the highest recognition awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC's) Accreditation Program.
This prestigious recognition places the program at the forefront of national standards for nurse residency programs, confirming its alignment with global best practices in supporting new graduate nurses as they transition into clinical roles.
The ANCC’s Practice Transition Accreditation Program® (PTAP) is known for establishing rigorous criteria to ensure that residency programs provide comprehensive, high-quality support for nurses during their transition from academic learning to professional practice.
Accreditation by the ANCC signals that Norman Regional’s Vizient/AACN NRP excels in delivering a structured, evidence-based approach that fosters professional development, enhances competency and promotes continuous quality improvement.
The Norman Regional Nurse Residency Program’s accreditation with distinction through the ANCC underscores the quality and effectiveness of its curriculum and faculty. The program emphasizes critical areas such as evidence-based practice, resident satisfaction, and continuous improvements in patient care and outcomes.
This recognition by the ANCC ensures that Norman Regional’s Vizient/AACN NRP maintains a consistently high standard, enriching the professional journey of new graduate nurses and ultimately leading to improved patient safety and care delivery across the organization.
Norman Regional Health System Nurse Residency Program is accredited with distinction as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs.
The current sites included in this accreditation with distinction designation are:
- Norman Regional Hospital
The current practice settings included in this accreditation with distinction
designation are:
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Medical-Surgical
- Oncology
- Step Down
- Critical Care
- Labor & Delivery
- Ante/Postpartum
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
- Pediatrics
- Operating Room
- Emergency Department
The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC’s) Practice Transition Accreditation Program® (PTAP®) is a registered trademark of the ANCC.
Click here for more information on ANCC’s PTAP
Why Norman Regional Nurse Residency?
By completing the Vizient/AACN Nurse Residency Program™ at Norman Regional, you will not only gain valuable experience but also benefit from a structured and supportive environment designed to foster your professional success and well-being.
At the conclusion of the program, you will have:
- Made the transition from an advanced beginner nurse to a competent professional nurse in a clinical environment.
- Developed effective decision-making skills related to clinical judgment and performance.
- Provided key clinical nursing leadership at the point of care.
- Strengthened your commitment to nursing as a professional career choice.
- Incorporated research-based evidence linked to practice outcomes into the care you provide.
At Norman Regional, we are committed to helping you thrive in your new role, enhance your clinical skills and solidify your passion for nursing, while contributing to improved patient care and outcomes across the organization.
If this sounds like an opportunity fit for you, click the link below to apply!
