University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, based in Iowa City, offers a 12-month Nurse Residency Program for graduates of academic RN programs with no previous nursing experience. New residents can start as soon as they receive their RN license, with hospital-wide orientation classes held roughly every two weeks.
The first week covers hospital-wide orientation, introducing residents to the health system's approach to patient care. From there, residents move into unit orientation, which runs six to twelve weeks depending on the unit. Nearly all inpatient units accept new graduates, including intensive care units, the emergency department, the main operating room, and pediatrics, and candidates can interview and shadow with up to three units before choosing where to start.
The program combines paid learning both on the unit and in the classroom with an accredited residency curriculum, ongoing professional development, and opportunities to build connections with fellow new graduates. That structure makes it a well-rounded entry point for new RNs across a wide range of clinical specialties within an academic medical center.
Do you manage this facility? Claim your profile now to suggest edits to this page.
Manage your clinical education on Nursa
Programs
An employee-based entry-to-practice residency is a 12-month, employer-sponsored residency in which newly licensed nurses are hired as paid staff while receiving supervised training and mentorship.
Address
Manage your clinical education
Find Similar Schools
The VA St. Louis Health Care System is a Department of Veterans Affairs network in St. Louis, Missouri, serving veterans across eastern Missouri and southern Illinois. It operates two campuses providing inpatient, surgical, outpatient, mental health, and extended care, with academic ties to area medical schools.
The University of Maryland Medical Center is an academic medical center in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, and the flagship of the University of Maryland Medical System. It provides quaternary care across transplant, cardiac, and cancer services, houses the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, and teaches Maryland's health professions students.
Union Health is a nonprofit health system based in Terre Haute, Indiana, serving west central Indiana and eastern Illinois. Its hospitals provide emergency, cardiac, cancer, orthopedic, and maternity care, functioning as the region's primary referral destination across a largely rural service area.
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is an academic medical center in Hershey, Pennsylvania, and the flagship of Penn State Health. It provides quaternary care as central Pennsylvania's referral destination, houses a children's hospital and cancer institute, and serves as the teaching hospital for Penn State's College of Medicine.
Pick Up a Job Today
Find per diem PRN job opportunities in your area. High paying CNA, LPN and RN and many more licences are available now.
Join Nursa
Track Your Clinical Placements
Nursa Study helps nursing schools, students, and clinical sites easily coordinate clinical placements.
Learn More