Growing & Developing Your Professional Nursing Practice
This website is designed to help new graduate nurses have a seamless transition to the role of a professional nurse.
Hello! I am Theresa Heindlmeyer and I have a passion for working with New Graduate Nurses. I am a nationally certified Nursing Professional Development Specialist. I coordinate the Nursing Internship Program at Saint Mary's Health Care in Grand Rapids, Michigan. During my tenure, I have worked with over 200 new graduate nurses in over 20 internship cohorts. The hospital where I work enjoys a 98% retention rate in the first year of practice!
Please enjoy this website. I trust it will offer you many tips & tricks to have a smooth transition from student nurse to professional nurse!
For more information about the Nursing Internship Program, please feel free to contact me at [email protected]
Hello! I am Theresa Heindlmeyer and I have a passion for working with New Graduate Nurses. I am a nationally certified Nursing Professional Development Specialist. I coordinate the Nursing Internship Program at Saint Mary's Health Care in Grand Rapids, Michigan. During my tenure, I have worked with over 200 new graduate nurses in over 20 internship cohorts. The hospital where I work enjoys a 98% retention rate in the first year of practice!
Please enjoy this website. I trust it will offer you many tips & tricks to have a smooth transition from student nurse to professional nurse!
For more information about the Nursing Internship Program, please feel free to contact me at [email protected]
This is a picture of me from when I was studying in transcultural nursing in Finland, May 2012. It's a small world. The manikin in this picture is the same manikin I use with the nurse interns. I build 16 hours of simulation for the new graduate nurses to practice skills and behaviors.