2023 Pennsylvania Nurse Residency Collaborative Summit

Sep 28, 2023  07:00 AM  ET

Please join the Pennsylvania Nurse Residency Collaborative (PA-NRC) for its 5th Annual Educational Summit on Thursday, September 28, 2023 from 7:00 AM - 10:30 AM at the Harrisburg Hilton.

This event is open to all and will be free of charge. You do not need to be a member of the PA-NRC to join!

*2.75 NCPD contact hours are available and will not require a registration fee.

Click here to register

*Registration for the PONL Conference must be completed separately from the PA-NRC Summit.

Please register by September 21, 2023.

OBJECTIVES
  1. Articulate the 1-year retention benefit of a nurse residency program.
  2. Explain the residency program variables that lead to new nurse turnover.
  3. State how the evidence-based practice project contributes to institution return on investment.
AGENDA
Time Presentations
6:30 AM - 7:00 AM Registration Opens
Breakfast and Networking
7:00 AM - 7:10 AM Welcome and About the Pennsylvania Action Coalition
7:10 AM - 8:20 AM Retention: A Signature Return on Investment
8:20 AM - 8:55 AM Examples of Nurse Residency Coordinator Work: Making a Difference to the Institution
  • Nurse Residency and Respiratory Therapy Collaborative
  • Individual Learning Plan for Struggling Residents
  • Road Trip to the Museum: Igniting Essential Skills
  • Resiliency Education in NRP to Reduce Turnover
  • Through the Eyes of Our Elders: Health Literacy
8:55 AM - 9:10AM Networking Break
9:10 AM - 9:55 AM Return on Investment: The Evidence Based Practice Project
9:55 AM - 10:25 AM Examples of EBP: Making It Work For You
  • Anxiety Reduction Through Music
  • Improving Perceived Stress with Aromatherapy
  • Say What Improving Nurse Communication with Patients
10:25 AM - 10:30 AM Closing

*Please note that photographs will be taken throughout the event. These will be used by the PA Action Coalition for our website and in social media.

SPEAKERS

Speaker Information

Retention: A Signature Return on Investment
  • Meg Ingram, MSN, RN
  • Vizient, Inc.

Examples of Nurse Residency Coordinator Work: Making a Difference to the Institution 

Nurse Residency and Respiratory Therapy Collaborative
  • Anita Baldoni, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
  • Geisinger Health System

Nurse Residency and Respiratory Therapy Collaborative
  • Nora Scotch, BS RRT
  • Geisinger Health System

Individual Learning Plan for Struggling Residents
  • Diane Murphy, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, PCCN-K
  • Penn Medicine

Individual Learning Plan for Struggling Residents
  • Karen Wilf, MSN, RN, PCCN
  • Penn Medicine

Road Trip to the Museum: Igniting Essential Skills
  • Jan Zillman, MSN, RN
  • UPMC Hamot

Resiliency Education in NRP to Reduce Turnover
  • Kerry Maier, DNP, RN, NE-BC
  • UPMC Jameson

Through the Eyes of Our Elders: Health Literacy
  • Amy Popp, BSN, RN, OCN
  • UPMC of Central PA

Through the Eyes of Our Elders: Health Literacy
  • Delancy Zeller, MSN, RN, NPD-BC
  • UPMC of Central PA

Return on Investment: The Evidenced Based Practice Project
  • Robin George, BSN, RN
  • UPMC of Central PA

Examples of EBP: Making it Work for You

Anxiety Reduction Through Music
  • Jennifer Gorant, BSN, RN
  • Lehigh Valley Health System

Improving Perceived Stress with Aromatherapy
  • Lauren Hoch, RN, ADN
  • Lehigh Valley Health System

Say What Improving Nurse Communication with Patients
  • Kylee Miller, BSN, RN
  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

CONTACT HOURS
  • The Pennsylvania Action Coalition and the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium are collaborating to provide nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) contact hours for the educational activity entitled “The PA Nurse Residency Collaborative 5th Annual Educational Summit: You Can Have It All: Your Nurse Residency Program Return on Investment."
  • Nurses completing the entire activity and the evaluation tool may be awarded a maximum of 2.75 NCPD contact hours.
  • The National Nurse-Led Care Consortium is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
NETWORKING DINNER
  • Join us the night before the PA-NRC Summit on September 27, 2023, from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm for a networking dinner at Bacco Pizzeria and Wine Bar, located across from the Hilton Harrisburg. Small plates, pizza, and a cash bar will be available. When registering for the Summit, you will be able to RSVP for the networking dinner. 
  • Restaurant Details: Bacco Pizzeria and Wine Bar
    20 North 2nd Street
    Harrisburg, PA 17111
    (717) 234-7508

CONTACT INFORMATION
  • After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about the event. If you have any questions, please reach out to Jilian Bohn, Public Health Project Coordinator with the Pennsylvania Action Coalition at
REGISTRATION

Register Here!

  • Register for the PA-NRC 5th Annual Educational Summit here.

*Registration for the PONL Conference must be completed separately from the PA-NRC Summit. Register separately for the PONL Conference here.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Hotel Details

HOTEL PARKING

HOTEL PARKING

Overnight guests of the Hilton Harrisburg may park at the connecting Walnut St. garage at a reduced rate.

  • Overnight Guest/Self Parking: $10.00/evening with unlimited exits**
  • Meeting Guests: $5.00/exit (no in/out privileges)**
  • Valet: $24/day
  • ** Meeting Guest parking is valid up to 10 hours and will be paid by the individual guest. Parking tickets must be validated at the Front Desk to receive the discounted rates.
ABOUT THE PENNSYLVANIA NURSE RESIDENCY COLLABORATIVE (PA-NRC)

About the PA-NRC

  • The PA-NRC was established in 2016 as a partnership of the Pennsylvania Action Coalition and Vizient, Inc. to implement residency programs in Pennsylvania and to provide an additional layer of support. All hospitals and health systems in Pennsylvania that have purchased the Vizient/AACN PA-Nurse Residency Program (NRP) are members of the PA-NRC.
  • Click here to learn more about the PA-NRC.