Pathway Health now offers a Geriatric Residency (Geri-Res) Long Term Care Nurse Residency Program for recent graduates and nurses who are new to long term care and skilled nursing. The residency program has been developed at the Center for Aging Research and Education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing. The goal of this program is to help newer clinicians with proper preparation in dealing with the complexities of nursing home patients, nursing staff turnover, and provide more support for newer nurses within the orientation process.
The Geri-Res Long Term Care Nurse Residency Program offers essential training and a dual mentor/mentee curriculum, all built from a relevant and strong industry knowledge base. The self-paced program is designed for long term care providers to improve RN and LPN/LVN orientation and preparation to practice in this highly-skilled environment.
Benefits of this program include:
- Develop early-career nurses’ skill sets and teach important critical thinking skills needed for the full scope and depth of this job.
- Prepares new graduates and new to long term care nurses for safe and competent practice.
- Increases job satisfaction and confidence.
- Teaches important critical thinking skills and clinical best-practices.
To learn more about this program, click here. SDAHO members who register will receive a 10% discount. To request the coupon code, email info@sdaho.org.
