The nurse residency program at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital will help prepare new registered nurse graduates throughout their first year to provide the highest quality care as they integrate into one of the leading healthcare providers in the region.

• Role Transition – Nurse Residency meets for one week during orientation period for five 8-hour days which include didactic content, simulations and an active learning activity that tie that day’s content together. Topics include (but are not limited to) cardiac arrest, critical thinking, diabetes, chest tubes, infection prevention, stroke, acute MI, blood administration, sepsis, abuse/neglect, emergency codes, lab draws, death and Network for hope.
• Role Integration – Upon completion of the week (occurring simultaneously with unit-based orientation), the novice nurse will attend three quarterly workshops which will continue to support and encourage our new RN’s. Topics include professionalism, stress management, ethics/diversity, accreditation/shared governance and professional growth.

The Nurse Residency Program also prepares new RN’s to apply for and participate in the Nursing Professional Advancement Program.

Cohort Schedules for 2026

December 2025 Graduates

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• Employment Deadline: Start on or before January 26, 2026 as a Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse Applicant.
• Nurse Residency Week: February 2–6, 2026, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Workshop I: June 2 or June 3, 2026
• Workshop II: September 8 or September 9, 2026
• Workshop III: December 1 or December 2, 2026

June 2026 Graduates

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• Employment Deadline: Start on or before June 1, 2026 as a Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse Applicant.
• Nurse Residency Week: June 8–12, 2026, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Workshop I: December 1 or December 2, 2026
• Workshop II: March 2 or March 3, 2027
• Workshop III: June 2 or June 3, 2027

Summer 2026 Graduates

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• Employment Deadline: Start on or before September 7, 2026 as a Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse Applicant.
• Nurse Residency Week: September 14–18, 2026, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Workshop I: March 2 or March 3, 2027
• Workshop II: June 8 or June 9, 2027
• Workshop III: September 8 or September 9, 2027

December 2026 Graduates

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• Employment Deadline: Start on or before February 7, 2027 as a Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse Applicant.
• Nurse Residency Week: February 15–19, 2027, 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Workshop I: June 8 or June 9, 2027
• Workshop II: September 8 or September 9, 2027
• Workshop III: December 1 or December 2, 2027