Want to set yourself up for success? VA’s Registered Nurse Transition-To-Practice (RNTTP) Residency Program is now accepting applications! Apply to this nursing residency program to help you seamlessly transition from the classroom to real-world experience.
Are you eligible to apply?
- First RN role and/or have less than one year of RN experience.
- Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate state accrediting agency and accredited by one of the following accrediting bodies at the time the program was completed by the applicant: The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) or The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
- Diploma, associate, baccalaureate and/or master’s degree prepared entry into practice as a registered nurse.
- Current, full, active and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory or Commonwealth (i.e., Puerto Rico) of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
Learn more about the program
- Evidence-based program to support transition into first RN position.
- Curriculum is based on the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education’s Standards for Accreditation of Entry-to-Practice Nurse Residency Programs.
- Comprehensive 12-month program to provide support for increasing competence and confidence.
- Includes didactic, simulation and experiential offerings to support development of competence and confidence.
- Preceptor to support transition from novice to advanced beginner RN.
Apply today
Ready for the next step? Apply now for the RNTTP Residency Program.
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