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Nurse Educators Southside Hospital

Southside’s celebrates our first cohort Master's

We’re going all
in Nursing graduation.
out to share

what we know.
Employee Recognition Nursing is not an easy path. Providing exceptional How does the Cohort work?
Emily Olsen, RN care often means patients trump the person, and Candidates need to apply on-site with a

Huntington Hospital nurses struggle to find work/life balance. Through recommendation and endorsement from their
our commitment to care for our nurses as much
Are you made they care for our patients, the Cohort Model was managers, and meet the admission qualifications of
Stony Brook University. We look for candidates that
developed as the answer to supporting have done something above and beyond their job
Emily joined Huntington Hospital because she had always heard for leadership? their success. and have the motivation to advance the profession
good things about the hospital – especially since she grew up of nursing. The Cohort classes meet on site twice a
in our community and knew many people who had spent their In May 2017, Southside Hospital celebrated our month either Tuesday or Thursday evening from
careers here. She respected Huntington’s Magnet® recognition Explore first cohort Master in Nursing graduation. We had 5pm - 8pm, with the commitment from the
because that is the kind of nursing care she has always strived opportunities 28 nurses who earned their Master in Nursing Administration team that students will not
to provide. And because Huntington Hospital is a community Leadership and Administration from Stony Brook be scheduled to work during the scheduled
hospital, she gets to know all the employees on a more personal University thru our cohort model. classroom time.
level. Emily has progressed a lot over the past few years, starting
out as a nurse extern on a busy telemetry floor while attending What is the Cohort Model?
nursing school. After graduation, she passed the NCLEX, and The Cohort Model brings the classroom to the
started as a night shit nurse on the oncology floor. She then workplace, and groups enter as students together
took a day shift position on a med/surg floor. She’s committed so they can work together throughout the program.
to obtaining a Master’s degree as a nurse practitioner while
getting certified in gerontology, medical surgical, and wound What are the benefits of a Cohort Program?
care. Emily loves working at Huntington Hospital because of the Staff Engagement and staff satisfaction,
family atmosphere. “My favorite reason to come to work is my as well as self-esteem, personal growth and
co-workers,” says Emily. “Everyone has such a unique personality career advancement.
and always make it fun to come to work. Not only can we have a
good laugh, but we also deliver the best quality care.” Emily was How Did the Cohort get started?
nominated for the Rising Star Award, which is an award for
new nurses who show great potential in their new career. In 2013, we started a BSN cohort with Farmingdale
She also won Caregiver of the Month. University. Since then, we have had 88 nurses who
have graduated with their BSN. With many of
our BSN graduates wishing to pursue additional
learning, Tricia Lewis, Director Nursing Education and
Research contacted Stony Brook University in 2014,
and created a partnership to conduct the classes on
hospital site.

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