“Nurse Residency Programs can increase 1-year retention of new graduate nurses. More controlled and comparative studies are needed to evaluate program differences. Nurse leaders need evidence to ascertain which programs are the most effective in supporting retention and return on investment.

Despite length of the NRP not being a sole determinant in higher retention rates in this review, it did have an effect on scores related to predictors of retention and organizational commitment, which is a body of evidence that could lend support to establishing longer NRPs. Although professional satisfaction scores were found to decline in the 1st 6 months of the NRP, they stabilized and had no further decline after the 6-month marker. This finding could relate to the research performed by Duchscher expanding upon the theory of transition shock.”

Asber, S. (2019). Retention Outcomes of New Graduate Nurse Residency Programs. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 49 (9), 430-435.