Episode 1: Readiness for Practice focuses on the transition of new nurses into the role of registered nurses and the factors that influence their practice readiness. The goal is to ensure safe, high-quality nursing care for patients by helping new nurses adjust well to their new roles. Nicole believes that the experience of new nurses during their transition can make or break their career, and the episode aims to provide actionable steps for improving this transition. By the end of the episode, listeners should have concrete steps they can take to improve this transition to practice for new nurses.

Guest: Kathy Casey, PhD RN NPD-BC, is a professional development specialist at Denver Health in Denver, Colorado. She has contributed immensely to the development of the Graduate Nurse Residency program at Denver Health and takes pride in the fact that they are PTAP accredited with distinction. Kathy has co-authored several surveys, including the Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Experience Survey, the Graduate Readiness for Practice Survey, and the Casey-Fink Retention Survey. In addition to her work at Denver Health, she teaches at two local universities in Colorado and serves as a mentor for DNP and PhD students with their capstone or dissertation projects. Kathy's passion for nursing is evident through her dedication to working with new grads as well as nursing students. https://www.caseyfinksurveys.com/

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