| SYSTEMIC REVIEW ARTICLE | ARE STUDIES CONTAINED IN REVIEW RCTS? | REVIEW CONTAIN DETAILED SEARCH STRATEGY DESCRPTION? | DOES REVIEW DESCRIBE HOW VALIDITY OF INDIVIDUAL STUDIES WAS ASSESSED? | RESULTS CONSISTENT ACROSS STUDIES? | INDIVIDUAL HOSPITAL OR AGGREGATE DATA USED? | HOW LARGE IS THE TPP/RESIDENCY EFFECT (OR, RR, effect size, level of significance)? | ARE THE STUDIED HOSPITALS AND NURSES SIMILAR TO AREA HOSPITALS AND NURSES? | IS IT FEASIBLE TO IMPLEMENT TPP/RESIDENCY PROGRAMS IN AREA HOSPITALS? | WERE COST/BENEFITS CONSIDERED? | ARE THERE CIRCUMSTANCES PREVENTING IMPLEMENTATION OF TPP/RESIDENCY PROGRAMS? | DO NEW GRADUATE NURSES PREFER TPP/RESIDENCY PROGRAMS OVER TRADITIONAL ORIENTATIONS? |
| Rush, et al (2017) | NONE | YES | YES | YES | INDIVIDUAL & AGGREGATE | average rate of retention 88% | YES | YES | YES | UNLIKELY | YES |
| Van Camp & Chappy (2016) | NONE | YES | YES | YES | INDIVIDUAL & AGGREGATE | VARIABLE: mostly measured in post-implementation retention | YES | YES | YES | UNLIKELY | YES |
| Morphet, Kent, Plummer, & Considine, 2016 | NONE | YES | YES | YES | INDIVIDUAL &AGGREGATE | 18 Emergency departments and 13 surveys. No advantages for longer programs. | YES | YES | YES | UNLIKELY | YES |
| (Brooke et al, 2018) | NONE | YES | YES | YES | AGGREGATE | average rate of retention 86% | YES | YES | YES | UNLIKELY | YES |
| Chant, K. J., Westendorf, D. S. (2019). | NONE | YES | NO | NO | AGGREGATE | The recommendation by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is NRPs to support every new nurses transition into practice. | YES | YES | YES | UNLIKELY | UNCERTAIN |
| * ONE STUDY FOUND NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONTROL AND EXPERIMENTAL GROUPS |
| Brook, J., Aitken, L., Webb, R., MacLaren, J., & Salmon, D. (2018). Characteristics of successful interventions to reduce turnover and increase retention of early career nurses: a systematic review. International journal of nursing studies. |
| Chant, K. J., Westendorf, D. S. (2019). Nurse Residency Programs Key Components to Sustainability. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, (35)185-192.doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000560 |
| Morphet, J., Kent, B., Plummer, V., & Considine, J. (2016). Transition to Specialty Practice Program characteristics and professional development outcomes.
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| Rush, K. L., Janke, R., Duchscher, J., Phillips, R., & Kaur, S. (2016). Best practices of formal new graduate transition programs: An integrative review. International Journal of Nursing Studies, 94, 139-158 |
| Van Camp, J. & Chappy, S. (2017). The Effectiveness of Nurse Residency Programs on Retention: A Systematic Review. AORN Journal, 106(2), 128-144. |
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