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16  . The Nursing Voice . Summer 2019 the same curricula and length. They noted RN residency programs for perioperative nursing are lacking (Camp & Chappy, 2017). Some hospitals offer three-month RN residency programs. Other hospitals may offer six-month residency training. For the few hospitals that could afford the clinical resources, they offer one-year RN training for the novice nurse. If medical residents get years of residency training to improve their clinical practice, then nurses should be given the time to go through a similar RN residency training to foster areas to grow as a novice nurse. Without this support, novice nurses would feel “rushed” and ill-pre- pared to care for the growing number of complex patients in the hospital. This lack of preparing our novice nurses would eventually lead nurses to leave the profession. References: Camp, J., & Chappy, S. (2017). The Effectiveness of Nurse Residency Programs on Retention: A Systematic Review. AORN Journal, 106(2). doi: 10.1016/j.aorn.2017.06.003 Kovner, C. T., Brewer, C. S., Fatehi, F., & Jun, J. (2014). What Does Nurse Turnover Rate Mean and What is the Rate? Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 15(3), 64–71. doi: 10.1177/1527154414547953 Continued from page 14 ❱ ANursingLeadershipChampion for Associate Degree Nursing & Collaboration with HealthImpact Hello everyone! I am Mary Dickow MPA, FAAN, the Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing. My role will mainly focus on key strategy areas including leadership, interprofessional education and academic progression. As part of the focus on interprofessional education, I represent OADN on The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Global Forum on Innovation in Health Professional Education. The two meetings I have attended so far have focused on faculty devel- opment and curriculum redesign efforts to increase interdisciplinary opportunities. In addition, my current role as faculty with the Master of Science in Health Administration and Interprofessional Leadership at UCSF deepens what I can contribute to ADN programs moving forward. I have worked with a variety of leadership development programs including serving as deputy director for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellows program and with physician and pharmacy leadership programs at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). Those experiences have provided a rich set of skills and knowledge base that I bring to OADN and look forward to devel- oping additional opportunities with our ADN partners. It is an honor and privilege to serve with colleagues in our state and beyond to advance the mission of our organizations and be a part of vital efforts to advance the future of our nation’s nursing workforce. Mary Dickow MPA, FAAN Director of Strategic Initiatives, Organization for Associate Degree Nursing Program Director, HealthImpact I deeply value education pathways and throughout my career have supported seamless progression from associate degree nursing to BSN and beyond. This is reflected in my ongoing work with Health- Impact and through the Campaign for Action on the Future of Nursing. This role provides the opportunity to collaborate with the National Education Progression in Nursing (NEPIN) collaborative. NEPIN (nepincollaborative.org ) is committed to raising the voice for a diverse workforce to improve the health of all communities that our ADN schools touch. We have some unique challenges in California. I look forward to seeing how my role can serve as a two-way street between our state and the national organization as we navigate opportunities for ADN programs. It is an honor and privilege to serve with colleagues in our state and beyond to advance the mission of our organizations and be a part of vital efforts to advance the future of our nation’s nursing workforce. www.oadn.org/about-us/about-oadn www.healthimpact.org ADN Corner Looking for a new job or new career opportunites? Visit our Career Center: careers.anacalifornia.org