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Twenty Registered Nurses at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital To Graduate From RN Residency Program Wednesday (4)
For Release: February 02, 2009
PALO ALTO, Calif. -- Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital today announced that 20 new Registered Nurses (RNs) are expected to graduate from the Versant RN Residency Program at a ceremony on Wednesday, February 4, 2009. Packard Children’s Hospital, which provides pediatric and obstetric medical and surgical services and is associated with the Stanford University School of Medicine, adopted the Versant RN Residency Program to increase the number of new nurse applicants, bolster the confidence and competence of new nurses, and standardize the delivery of quality patient care.What: Graduation ceremony for 20 Registered Nurses who completed a challenging 21-week Residency for RNs transitioning out of nursing school and into hospital units.
Where: Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital auditorium, 725 Welch Rd., Palo Alto, CA, 94304 (directions at www.lpch.org)
When: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 3:00pm PT – 5:30pm PT
Why: The nation's nursing shortage is projected to grow to more than one million nurses by the year 2020, and analysts show that all 50 states will experience a shortage of nurses to varying degree by the year 2015. Amidst this severe nursing shortage, U.S. hospitals are losing anywhere from 35 to 60 percent of their new nurse workforce within 12 months of employment, and 57 percent at two years of hire.
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Visual: 20 Registered Nurses, diploma reception lines, celebratory and emotional atmosphere
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Interview access to nursing management and RNs
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Background information about proven solutions to the nursing shortage
Ranked as one of the nation's best pediatric hospitals by U.S. News & World Report, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford is a 272-bed hospital devoted to the care of children and expectant mothers. Providing pediatric and obstetric medical and surgical services and associated with the Stanford University School of Medicine, Packard Children's offers patients locally, regionally and nationally the full range of health care programs and services, from preventive and routine care to the diagnosis and treatment of serious illness and injury. For more information, visit www.lpch.org.
About Versant™ Advantage, Inc.
Through the development of a research-driven RN residency program of Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles, Versant was founded in response to the severe national shortage of experienced nurses. Designed by nurses for nurses, Versant is a leading provider of integrated, evidence-based programs that assist hospitals with achieving nursing excellence and stabilizing their RN workforce, thereby contributing to the organization's strategic objectives and financial goals. Versant leverages technology in measuring and tracking professional growth accurately and efficiently through Voyager™, a web-portal that provides residency participants and staff with access to tools and data. More than 4,000 newly graduated registered nursing students from over 50 hospitals nationwide have completed the Versant RN Residency. Versant’s clients include Advocate Illinois Medical Center, Seton Health System, Carondelet Health Network, Baptist Health of South Florida, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Northridge Hospital Medical Center. For more information on the Versant RN Residency, please visit: www.versant.org.
Media Contact
Robert Dicksrdicks@lpch.org
(650) 497-8364