NEW ORLEANS, LA — LCMC Health was recently awarded a Commission on Collegiate Nurse Education accreditation for the system’s Academy for Novice to Experience Registered Nurses or the LANTERN residency program.
Up to this date, only 33 institutions in the United States have received this award, with LCMC Health the only one in Louisiana.
Upon the announcement of the award, University Medical Center’s Chief Nursing Officer, and Adjunct Associate Professor, and Director of Academic Practice Partnerships with LSUH School of Nursing Dr. Denise Danna said, “We recognize that to be successful a new graduate registered nurse requires support in many forms.”
“The year is like a fellowship with our nurse residents earning significant work experience alongside expert colleagues to enhance their clinical and professional training opportunities during this first year of transition,” she added.
The LCMC Health LANTERN program is a 12-month course designed as a component of the fresh graduate nursing orientation program at all LCMC Health facilities. This program aims to build confidence and provide support in the early new nurse’s professional journey, giving resident nurses the tools to reach success.
Since its launch at LMCM Health in Fall 2017, the program has graduated 894 nurses through its training. Those newly graduates accepting a position at an LCMC Health hospital will be automatically enrolled in the LANTERN program. That is another benefit to joining the healthcare system’s extraordinary nursing family.
A registered nurse at University Medical Center, a 2020 graduate of the Delgado Charity School of Nursing, Marilyn Diaz explained one of the objectives offered by the program. She said, “The program provided the opportunity to communicate and learn with other units across the entire hospital system. I found this to be very valuable in beginning my nursing career.”
Meanwhile, a 2018 graduate of the Delgado Charity School of Nursing, who works on the University Medical Center Telemetry unit, Lucy Mendez, expressed another objective of the program, saying, “The program provided encouragement and empowerment for the nursing profession, which was important to me especially being a new nurse.”
Officially recognized as a national accreditation agency by the U.S. Secretary of Education, CCNE is an autonomous accrediting agency, contributing to improving the public’s health. This agency ensures the quality and integrity of baccalaureate, graduate, and residency programs in nursing.
Furthermore, it serves the public interest by assessing and identifying programs engaging in effective educational practices. As a voluntary and self-regulatory process, CNNE accreditation encourages and supports ongoing self-assessment through its nursing programs and its continuous supports for the improvement and growth of collegiate professional education and nurse residency programs.
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