Other Titles
Clinical Session: Developing competent communication skills
Abstract
Session presented on Saturday, April 13, 2013:
With 35-65% of new graduate nurses leaving their initial job during their first year as a nurse (Willemsen-McBride, 2010), one problem could be orientation not functioning as it should. This rapid turnover not only presents a considerable expenditure for an institution, but also results in a major source of dissatisfaction for experienced staff. Educators in a 35-bed, Beacon-awarded Pediatric Intensive Care Unit located in a 500-bed, pediatric Magnet hospital engaged in a quality improvement project to determine if the orientation experience could be improved by methodically pairing preceptors and orientees as opposed to random placement.
Sigma Membership
Nu Lambda
Lead Author Affiliation
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Orientation, Preceptor, Personality
Recommended Citation
Jeffery, Alvin Dean and Miller, Kristin M., "Turning painful orientation programs into pleasant preceptor experiences: A sneak peek of upcoming research" (2013). Creating Healthy Work Environments Event Materials. 9.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/chwe/2013/presentations_2013/9
Conference Name
Creating Healthy Work Environments 2013
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Conference Year
2013
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Turning painful orientation programs into pleasant preceptor experiences: A sneak peek of upcoming research
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Session presented on Saturday, April 13, 2013:
With 35-65% of new graduate nurses leaving their initial job during their first year as a nurse (Willemsen-McBride, 2010), one problem could be orientation not functioning as it should. This rapid turnover not only presents a considerable expenditure for an institution, but also results in a major source of dissatisfaction for experienced staff. Educators in a 35-bed, Beacon-awarded Pediatric Intensive Care Unit located in a 500-bed, pediatric Magnet hospital engaged in a quality improvement project to determine if the orientation experience could be improved by methodically pairing preceptors and orientees as opposed to random placement.