Nurse Residents & Program Directors Speak Out on What They Really Think Matters
Dr. Dan Weberg and LXD Research take a candid look at what really drives nurse residency success—from engagement and preceptors to culture and retention.

Inside the Webinar
When it comes to nurse residency and workforce development, Dr. Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN, is a name that stands out—and for good reason. Maybe you’ve seen his insights on LinkedIn or at a national conference like INACSL. With decades of clinical, academic, and innovation leadership, he brings a 360° perspective on what new nurses need to thrive.
On Thursday, July 31st, he joined Dr. Sofia Jimenez of LXD Research for a candid fireside chat—unpacking what nurse residents and residency leaders really think about today’s programs. Sofia’s research? It’s full of surprising (and not so surprising) takeaways.
It’s an honest conversation rooted in Dr. Dan Weberg’s experience and grounded in quotes as well as data from across the U.S.
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Speakers


Dr. Nurse Dan Weberg
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PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN
Dan Weberg, PhD, MHI, RN, FAAN, is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and expert in nursing, healthcare innovation, and complex systems leadership. He has extensive clinical experience in emergency departments, acute in-patient hospital settings, and academia. Dan supports Kaiser Permanente as the Executive Director of Nursing Workforce Development and Innovation, building nursing workforce planning, a system-level new grad residency program, and other system level nursing workforce initiatives. He has also held leadership roles at KP in nursing innovation, research, and technology strategy across eight regions, 38 hospitals, and 70,000 nurses. Dan was part of the founding faculty for the new Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine. Dan is on the faculty at the Ohio State University College of Nursing and multiple innovation fellowship programs. He previously taught on nursing innovation and leadership at Arizona State University. He is on the editorial board for Nursing Administration Quarterly and has authored two dozen peer-reviewed articles and two textbooks, including Leadership for Evidence Based Innovation for Health Professions and Leadership in Nursing Practice. Dan earned his Bachelors in Nursing, was in the first cohort of the Masters in Healthcare Innovation program. and was the first-ever graduate of the PhD in Healthcare Innovation Leadership program at Arizona State University. Dan serves as Vice President of the American Nurses Association California.


Sofia Jimenez
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PhD
Sofia Jimenez holds a Ph.D. in Developmental Sciences, Psychology, and Human Development from Vanderbilt and is currently a lead researcher at LXD Research, where she heads qualitative and user research efforts and leads mixed-methods efficacy research on educational technology. Sofia's research focuses on products that help improve learning and educational outcomes for learners. She particularly enjoys conducting research in the nursing education space because the stakes for learning are so high and the quality of educational experiences has such a significant impact in the real world.
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