McLeod Loris Seacoast graduated the second cohort of nurse residents on Friday, December 17, 2021. These nurses have recently graduated from accredited nursing programs and are just beginning their careers as registered nurses.

“These nurses are our future,” said Sherrill Nielson, Chief Nursing Officer for McLeod Health Seacoast. “The relationships they build and the training they receive during this program will serve them well throughout their careers.”

The Nurse Residency Program helps develop a new nurse and fosters relationships with their team members over the course of the six-month program. Each cohort identifies an evidence-based practice project that they work on throughout the program. The findings of that project is presented to the Quality and Safety Department at the end of the program with the goal of improving patient care.

Graduates of the 2021 McLeod Loris Seacoast Nurse Residency Program are: Laura Mello, RN, Observation Unit; Raegan Gibson, RN, 3 Tower; Anna Whaley, RN, 2 Tower; Cali White, RN, 2 Tower; and, Emily “Brooke” Elliot, RN, 2 Tower.