Orlando Health announced that its Orlando Health Registered Nurse Residency program has received accreditation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Practice Transition Accreditation Program® (PTAP). This prestigious accreditation is reached by demonstrating excellence in transitioning newly licensed Registered Nurses into practice settings. Orlando Health is the only Central Florida hospital system to achieve this multi-site, multi-workplace designation.
The ANCC Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP®) sets the global standard for RN Residency programs. The six Orlando Health hospitals to receive the accreditation include Orlando Health Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando Health Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women & Babies, Orlando Health Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, Orlando Health South Seminole Hospital and Orlando Health – Health Central Hospital, with the opportunity for additional Orlando Health hospitals to apply in the future.
The Orlando Health Registered Nurse Residency program spans the first year of a newly licensed nurse’s employment with Orlando Health and is designed to support the transition from a new graduate nurse to a professional nurse. This comprehensive program is structured to include practice-based learning under the guidance of preceptors and clinical leaders, specialty core courses, and RN Residency workdays focused on interprofessional education, professional development, and reflective learning.
“We are so pleased that our nursing development activities have been nationally recognized for demonstrating clinical competency and team member engagement,” says Sumy Michael, MSN, NP-C, CCRN-K, CHSE, program manager, Nursing and Special Projects, Orlando Health. “We want new nurses who are considering joining Orlando Health to know that we are committed to supporting them during their entire first year of employment as they begin their careers with us.”
Sumy led the application process for PTAP® accreditation that included an extensive self-study report, a survey of nearly 900 Orlando Health RN residents, a quantitative and qualitative review, and a virtual visit with the appraiser team. The Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs conducts a thorough, evidence-based analysis of the final appraiser report and votes to award accreditation for RN Residency.
The ANCC is a subsidiary of the American Nurses Association. The organization’s internationally renowned credentialing programs certify and recognize healthcare organizations that promote nursing excellence and quality patient outcomes while providing safe, positive work environments. The PTAP® accreditation is applicable through 2025.
Orlando Health, headquartered in Orlando, Florida, is a not-for-profit healthcare organization with $7.1 billion of assets under management that serves the southeastern United States.
Founded more than 100 years ago, the healthcare system is recognized around the world for its pediatric and adult Level One Trauma program as well as the only state-accredited Level Two Adult Trauma Center in Pinellas County. It is the home of the nation’s largest neonatal intensive care unit under one roof, the only system in the southeast to offer open fetal surgery to repair the most severe forms of spina bifida, the site of an Olympic athlete training facility and operator of one of the largest and highest performing clinically integrated networks in the region. Orlando Health is a statutory teaching system that pioneers life-changing medical research. The 3,200-bed system includes 15 wholly-owned hospitals and emergency departments; rehabilitation services, cancer and heart institutes, imaging and laboratory services, wound care centers, physician offices for adults and pediatrics, skilled nursing facilities, an in-patient behavioral health facility, home healthcare services in partnership with LHC Group, and urgent care centers in partnership with CareSpot Urgent Care. Nearly 4,200 physicians, representing more than 80 medical specialties and subspecialties have privileges across the Orlando Health system, which employs nearly 22,000 team members. In FY20, Orlando Health served nearly 150,000 inpatients and nearly 3.1 million outpatients. During that same time period, Orlando Health provided approximately $760 million in total value to the communities it serves in the form of charity care, community benefit programs and services, community building activities and more. Additional information can be found at http://www.orlandohealth.com.
