Best Fit Programs: Purpose, Structure, and Outcomes

This educational activity provides staff nurses, charge nurses, and leaders with a comprehensive overview of the Best Fit Program portfolio, a series of workforce development initiatives designed to support recruitment, transition to practice, role exploration, and professional advancement across the nursing continuum. 

Participants will review the purpose, structure, and expectations of six programs: Best Fit for Teens, Bridge to Practice, Best Fit for Certified Nursing Assistants, Best Fit for Nurse Externs, Best Fit Orientation, and Best Fit for Nurse Advancement. Learn how each program aligns with organizational goals for engagement, retention, and career development. Emphasis is placed on the role of unit-based nurses and leaders in supporting participants, fostering positive learning environments, and promoting optimal role fit to enhance professional satisfaction and patient care outcomes.

Target Audience

This course is intended for registered nurses, charge nurses, preceptors, nurse leaders, and healthcare professionals involved in supporting learners in clinical practice.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this session, learners should be able to:

  1. Describe the purpose, structure, and outcomes of the Best Fit programs
  2. Identify roles and responsibilities in supporting program participants
  3. Apply strategies that promote safe and effective learning environments
  4. Recognize the impact of structured workforce development programs on retention and professional growth

Course summary

Available credit: 
  • 0.50 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
  • 0.50 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 0.50 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.
Course opens: 
07/06/2026
Course expires: 
07/06/2029
Cost:
$0.00
Rating: 
0

Faculty

  • Seung Kapusta, MSN-Ed, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
  • Dulce Torres, MSN-Ed, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, Manager Nursing Program, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
  • Katherine Leistico, MS, BSN, RN, NPD-BC, Nursing Professional Development Specialist, Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center-Advocate Health, Milwaukee, WI

 

Disclosure

The planner(s) and speaker(s) have indicated that there are no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible companies to disclose.

 

Accreditation Statement
 

In support of improving patient care, Advocate Health is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 

Credit Statement

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) 
Advocate Health designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. 

Available Credit

  • 0.50 Attendance
    Attendance Credit
  • 0.50 Continuing Nursing Education (CE)
    Aurora Health Care is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Wisconsin Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. 0.50 contact hours have been awarded to this activity by the Wisconsin Nursing Association. To receive contact hours, participants must attend the entire activity.

Price

Cost:
$0.00
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Participation Options
 

This course is available to Advocate Health providers (employed and independent) and team members only. 

For Further Information
 

If you have any questions regarding the presentation, please contact Seung Kapusta at [email protected]

If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the IPCE Office at [email protected]

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