A Fellowship to Support the Transition of New Nurse Leaders.

Abstract

The Nurse Leader Fellowship, a transition-to-practice program for nurse leaders accredited with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center® Practice Transition Accreditation Program®, has successfully provided support and development to more than 200 nursing directors, managers, and supervisors during their transition to a new role and/or into the organization. The fellowship provides an organization-wide program for nurse leaders to develop core competencies that support their emerging roles through orientation, ongoing development, and networking. Program outcomes demonstrate its value to nurse leaders and to the organization.