Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nurse Residency Program is accredited with distinction as a Practice Transition Program by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation in Practice Transition Programs.
The current sites included in this accreditation with distinction designation are:
• Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
• Vanderbilt Psyciatric Hospital
• Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
• Vanderbilt Medical Group
The current workplace settings included in this accreditation with distinction designation are:
Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital
- Acute Medicine
- Acute Surgery
- Cardiac Stepdown
- Oncology
- Critical Care
- PACU
- Emergency Department
- Women's Health
- Perioperative Services
Vanderbilt Psyciatric Hospital
- Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health
- Child & Adolescent
- Psychiatric Assessment Services
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
- Acute Care
- Critical Care (including NICU)
- Emergency Department
- Perioperative Services
- Ambulatory Services
This accreditation with distinction validates our organizational commitment to supporting Nurse Residents as they deliver safe, effective, quality patient care. ANCC recognized the outstanding attributes of current and former VUMC Nurse Residents and provided an opportunity for us to further improve and standardize processes across VUMC.
American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP)
Click for more on VUMC's initial accreditation in 2019.
Click for more on VUMC's second accreditation in 2022.
