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ShiftStart

HealthTech · Workforce · AI-Assisted Training

Immersive Training to Build Efficient Nurses — Reducing Burnout & Boosting Care

New graduate nurses are educated but often unprepared for the fast-paced reality of the hospital floor. ShiftStart is building an immersive training platform — starting with a 3-day curriculum that exists today, with AI-assisted simulation tools coming next.

Stage Pre-launch · Building
Curriculum 3-day program, ready today
Looking for Pilot partners · Design partners
1 in 5
New RNs leave within their first year on the job.
Of all RN turnover is driven by these early departures.
$52K
Cost to replace a single bedside RN — a clinical and financial imperative.

Industry-wide figures. Not ShiftStart outcome data — we're a pre-launch company.

What we're building

A modern training stack — honest about where we are.

ShiftStart starts as a proven 3-day curriculum and grows into an AI-assisted readiness platform. Here's exactly what exists today, what we're actively building, and what's next.

live today

3-day immersive curriculum

Communication, prioritization, and delegation — the foundational skills every new nurse needs before stepping onto the floor.

live today

Workflow practice modules

Time management, team flow, report, rounding, and task juggling — learning to run a shift the way the floor actually runs.

live today

Simulation-based scenarios

Real-world case studies, structured debriefs, and real-time feedback. Practice the moments that matter — before they happen.

in build

AI-assisted simulation

Adaptive scenarios that respond to learner decisions in real time. Branching paths, dynamic patient responses, individualized difficulty.

in build

AI communication coach

SBAR drill practice with conversational AI feedback. Builds the muscle memory for high-stakes handoffs without needing a human reviewer.

roadmap

Readiness analytics

A dashboard for nurse educators and managers — cohort-level competency tracking, intervention signals, ROI reporting.

live today Ready for pilots now in build Active development roadmap On the horizon
Program Flow

A 3-day immersive sprint, designed for the floor.

Each day builds on the last — moving from core concepts to workflow practice to real-world simulation. The same content that's powering our earliest pilot conversations.

01 — Day 1

Essential Skills

Communication, prioritization, delegation. The foundational soft skills every new nurse needs before stepping onto the floor.

02 — Day 2

Workflow Practice

Time management, team flow, report, rounding, task juggling. Learning to run a shift the way the floor actually runs.

03 — Day 3

Real-World Scenarios

Simulation-based case studies, debriefs, and real-time feedback. Practicing the moments that matter most, before they happen.

Where we're going

The future is adaptive simulation.

A static 3-day curriculum is the floor, not the ceiling. ShiftStart is being built to deliver AI-powered scenarios that adapt to each learner — so every nurse gets the practice they specifically need.

What AI unlocks for nurse training

Today, simulation training depends on instructor bandwidth and pre-scripted scenarios. The next generation of training looks different: each learner faces scenarios calibrated to their gaps, receives instant feedback on communication and decision-making, and builds confidence at their own pace.

That's what we're building toward. The 3-day curriculum exists. The AI layer is in active development.

Authored by nurses. The AI debrief and personalized feedback in ShiftStart isn't generic machine output — every response pattern, every coaching prompt, every clinical judgment is written and reviewed by working nurses. The technology delivers it at scale; the wisdom comes from the floor.
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I've watched too many talented new nurses burn out in their first year — not because they didn't know the medicine, but because nobody taught them how to run a shift. ShiftStart is the program I wish I'd had.
Tye Melton, BSN, RN · Founder & CEO, ShiftStart
Open for Pilot Programs · Speaking · Partnerships

Let's build this together.

Pilot partners, design partners, early-stage investors — if ShiftStart fits where you're headed, we'd love to hear from you.

hello@shiftstart.io