Nurse Leader
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 46-49 , December 2008

Nursing Residency: Reversing the Cycle of New Graduate RN Turnover

  • Suzie Reinsvold, RN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • Suzie Reinsvold, RN, MSN, is senior vice president of implementation and standards for Versant Advantage, Inc., in Los Angeles, California.

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PII: S1541-4612(07)00245-5

doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2007.11.002

Nurse Leader
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 46-49 , December 2008