Residency Ready: Crossword Challenge

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Across
  1. 3. Standard of care that NRPs aim to improve through education and support
  2. 4. Experienced nurse who guides and teaches a new graduate nurse
  3. 6. Self assurance NGNs gain as they feel more prepared to practice independently
  4. 9. Reflective discussion after simulation to reinforce learning and judgment
  5. 11. Ability to provide safe, effective, evidence based nursing care
  6. 12. Emotional exhaustion and depersonalization resulting from chronic job stress
  7. 14. Rate at which new graduate nurses leave their first nursing jobs
  8. 15. Ongoing supportive relationship that promotes growth and professional identity
  9. 20. Keeping new graduate nurses in their positions over time
  10. 22. Structured tools used to track skills and competencies in NRPs
  11. 24. Allocation of nurses that affects workload, safety, and satisfaction
  12. 25. Working with an interprofessional team to coordinate safe patient care
  13. 26. Ability of nurses to make independent clinical decisions within their scope
  14. 27. Level of patient illness severity that affects workload and nurse stress
Down
  1. 1. Exchange of information that is essential for safe handoff and teamwork
  2. 2. Critical period when nurses move from student role to professional nurse role
  3. 5. Structured program that supports new graduate nurses during transition to practice
  4. 7. Initial training period that introduces nurses to a unit or organization
  5. 8. Role focused on guiding teams, managing change, and supporting safe practice
  6. 10. Increased sense of control, autonomy, and competence among new nurses
  7. 13. Capacity of nurses to adapt to stress and continue functioning effectively
  8. 16. High fidelity practice environment that lets NGNs learn without risking patient safety
  9. 17. Amount of patient care and tasks assigned to a nurse during a shift
  10. 18. Primary goal of NRPs to reduce errors and protect patients
  11. 19. Constructive guidance from preceptors that helps NGNs improve practice
  12. 21. Measurable results such as patient safety, error rates, and job satisfaction
  13. 23. Environmental and organizational backing that helps NGNs feel less overwhelmed