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Don ’ t Leave Options on the Table
Building a Nurse Residency Program
• Quality curriculum : To ensure students are receiving quality instruction in patient care delivery , a consistent , standardized , up-to-date curriculum is desired . This is particularly true if the program is to achieve PTAP accreditation .

Don ’ t Leave Options on the Table

Regardless of the build vs . buy decision making process , it ’ s important your nurse residency program has certain qualities that will ensure it is both successful and sustainable . The good news is , in most cases you do not have to choose – partners like HealthStream can offer a robust solution that is fully customizable and keeps you from reinventing the wheel . By allowing a company like HealthStream to shoulder the burden of ensuring standardized training , comprehensive assessment , and ongoing maintenance , your educators are free to focus on the mission and success of the program .
Flexibility Even if you don ’ t have a full residency program built out , you probably already have an idea of what your facility would need in terms of vendor support and how you can integrate your facility ’ s vision and goals for the program . This is what HealthStream ’ s program does – it is built to be comprehensive but flexible . Start with the curriculum map , but from there you can design and include courses you ’ ve built yourself . Further , you can utilize the 6000 + specialty and settings-
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