Crook, Judi_MSN_2023

Title Crook, Judi_MSN_2023
Alternative Title Structured Orientation Program for Newly Hired Nurses
Creator Crook, Judi
Collection Name Master of Nursing (MSN)
Description The following Masters of Nursing thesis explores the importance of a structured orientation program to reduce nurse turnover, improve patient safety, and provide the tools necessary for the success of the orienting nurse.
Abstract Structured orientation programs are essential in providing a safe and supportive environment that enables nurses to learn, improves the quality of patient care, and decreases nurse turnover to protect the financial health of an organization. The orientation program focuses on guiding new nurses transitioning from school to the workforce and experienced nurses transitioning from one specialty to another. This paper aims to show the importance of a structured orientation program to reduce nurse turnover, improve patient safety, and provide the tools necessary for the success of the orienting nurse. The recommendations include utilizing evidence-based research to create a structured orientation program. The evidence supports the need to invest in nurses' orientation through increased education, mentoring, skills training, frequent check-ins, and feedback. Continuous evaluation of the nurses' progress, in addition to the progress of the orientation program, will be tracked and adjusted as evidence suggests.
Subject Master of Nursing (MSN); Nurses--In-service training; Mentoring in nursing; Leadership; Employee retention; Job satisfaction
Keywords Orientation programs; onboarding; orientation; evidence-based practice; skills; mentoring; safety; decreased nurse turnover
Digital Publisher Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date 2023
Medium Thesis
Type Text
Access Extent 35 page pdf; 1890 kb
Language eng
Rights The author has granted Weber State University Archives a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her theses, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. The author retains all other rights.
Source University Archives Electronic Records: Master of Nursing. Stewart Library, Weber State University
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Format application/pdf
ARK ark:/87278/s6fw51tf
Setname wsu_atdson
ID 129733
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6fw51tf
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