Newly hired nursing assistants at Princeton Medical Center (PMC) and members of the student nurse fellowship receive comprehensive education and orientation under an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) program launched this spring.
The four-day program follows the UAP core curriculum provided by the New Jersey Board of Nursing and covers a full review of body systems, as well as general orientation topics such as communication, safety, and emergencies. The program, which features guest presenters from various disciplines, is run by nursing professional development specialists Kristyn Compitello, RN, and Ellen Winkle, MSN.
The program wraps up with a hands-on, clinical skills competency assessment in PMC’s simulation lab. The UAP course is designed to give nursing assistants a strong educational foundation before their unit-specific orientations.