"It's at that juncture when the preceptor is no longer by their side, and they're brand new into practice … probably the most vulnerable time for new nurses." — Jennifer Ghidini, RN, director of nursing, Yale New Haven Hospital When Yale New Haven Health System experienced an influx of new nurses — a good problem to have — nurse leaders there considered ways to onboard and retain them. The answer was to establish the Clinical Nurse Transition program, in which new nurses are set up with specially-chosen, experienced nurses who serve as personal coaches — around the clock, if necessary. The program was designed as an offset of the preceptor program, Jennifer Ghidini, RN, director of nursing at Yale New Haven Hospital, told me. Find out more about the coaching program HERE. | 