Spoke with Versant RN again today. Dr. Early stated that most of their data set includes new graduates who are "super students." Versant recommends to their clients that they don't hire new graduates beyond 6 months of graduation without a job. Data shows that these employees experience greater difficulty completing training and orientation (no brainer, yet not published). Versant clients also usually develop a partnership with nearby schools giving students jobs contingent upon passing NCLEX.
I was very surprised by the views and opinions of Dr. Early. Maybe my experiences are limited to specifically graduating from CSUSB and getting hire at Loma Linda. However, it was my understanding that these so called "partnerships" between schools and hospitals have been bombarded or raided by the massive amount of new graduates seeking employment and lack of jobs. The practice of giving students positions contingent upon NCLEX, or a week or two after, doesn't seem common anymore. Yet, quantitative data the explore this employability of new grads still doesn't exist. Dr. Early made it clear that Versant and the "Transition to Practice" movement is primarily focused on hired new graduates. So who is collecting data and trying to help new graduates get jobs?
From a different perspective, recommending to clients not to new graduates greater than six months post graduation is only perpetuating the problem. After learning of this, I immediately knew that they would not be in agreement with participating in sharing data.
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