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Residency Program Offers Facility-Level Support For New Nurses

KUAF | By Jacqueline Froelich

Published November 1, 2018 at 11:44 AM CDT

Washington Regional nurse resident, Akhil Rhau (left) stands with graduate resident cardiology nurse Crystal Gunder, program facilitator Mellisa Prewitt, and Rebecca Cowie who is assistant chief nursing officer.

Washington Regional Medical Center is one of several hospitals in Arkansas now offering a nursing residency programfor recent graduates. We speak with some of the program's coordinators to learn more about the residency program and how it benefits new nurses.

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Jacqueline Froelich

Jacqueline Froelich is an investigative reporter and news producer for Ozarks at Large.

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