Nursing Orientation Program Builder: Tools for a Successful New Hire Program

Nursing Orientation Program Builder: Tools for a Successful New Hire Program
Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, Debbie Buchwach, MSN, RN-BC, Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN-BC, Diana Swihart, PhD, DMin, MSN, CS, RN-BC, Traci Hanlon, MN, RN, Jo-Ann C. Byrne, RN, BS, MHSA

Looseleaf Manual: 260 pages + bonus CD-ROM
Size: 11.3" x 11" ring binder + CD-ROM
ISBN 1601467087
978-1-60146-708-9
HCPro
April 2010
(click button below for the very best currently available price for this substantial resource)

This binder and CD-ROM walk you through each step of a well-run orientation program so you can incorporate field-tested, evidence-based practices at your facility.

Nursing Orientation from A to Z: Develop a dynamic new-hire program at your facility.
Earn 6.5 continuing education credits. Scroll down for details.
Build an orientation program that meets the needs of your entire nursing staff

Use this resource to evaluate your program outcomes, fulfill Joint Commission orientation requirements, train new graduates, and meet the needs of a diverse workforce. This comprehensive resource provides you with:

A step-by-step description of a well-run orientation program that complies with Joint Commission requirements
Best practices for designing individualized, competency-based, new-hire orientation programs
Training materials for new graduates, experienced nurses, and nurses who were educated overseas
A CD-ROM that contains more than 60 customizable forms and tools

Tabbed sections of your manual include:

Pre-orientation
- Applicant Pool for New Employees
- Pre-hire Activities
General Orientation
- Organizing General Orientation
- Mandatory Classes
Departmental Orientation
- Individualizing Orientation
- Competency-Based Orientation
- Teaching Critical Thinking and Priority Setting
- Developing Leadership
- Reviewing Communication Skills During Orientation
- Ethical Dilemmas and Legal Considerations as Part of the Orientation Process
- Discussing Culture and Diversity
- Supporting New Graduate Nurses
- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Orientation: Satisfaction, Analysis, and the Influence of Four Generations
Developing a Preceptor Program
- Precepting
- Mentoring
Orientation of staff development specialists
- Using Staff Development Competencies
- Orientation of Staff Development Specialists
- Orientation for Staff Development Specialists: Selecting Candidates and Classifying Levels of Expertise

Here are some of the tools you’ll receive on the companion CD-ROM!

New Hire Wish List
Nursing Services Orientation: Self Assessment
Clinical Orientation Developmental Assessment Rubric
Patient Assignment Prioritization Discussion Tool
Performance Improvement Plan
Time Management/Performance Assessment Rubric
and much more!

Continuing education credits are available. HCPro, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center Commission on Accreditation. L

Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN, is the owner of Avillion’s Curriculum Design in York, PA, and specializes in designing continuing education programs for healthcare professionals and freelance medical writing. She is the editor of the monthly journal Briefings on Evidence-Based Staff Development, and is a frequent presenter at NNSDO and various conferences and conventions devoted to continuing education and staff development.

Debbie Buchwach, MSN, RN-BC, is an education consultant in the Center for Learning and Change Management at the Oregon Health & Science University Hospital in Portland, OR. Buchwach develops curriculum for new employee orientation, preceptor training, new graduate nurse transitions, charge nurse, nursing leadership, and change management.
Contributing Authors:

Barbara A. Brunt, MA, MN, RN-BC, is director of nursing education and staff development for Summa Health System Hospitals in Akron, OH. She served as section editor for the first and second editions of The Core Curriculum for Staff Development, published by the National Nursing Staff Development Organization (NNSDO).

Diana Swihart, PhD, DMin, MSN, CS, RN-BC, is the ANCC Magnet Recognition Program®* director at the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System, Bay Pines, FL. She is the author of Nurse Preceptor Program Builder: Tools for a Successful Preceptor Program, and speaks nationally on nursing topics.

Traci Hanlon, MN, RN, is the medical-surgical nurse educator for Providence St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, OR, where she oversees the preceptor program. Hanlon spearheaded the development of preceptor programs in three large facilities in the Pacific Northwest.

Jo-Ann C. Byrne, RN, BS, MHSA, is the director of education and organizational development at St. Vincent’s Healthcare in Jacksonville, FL, where she oversees all education, training development, and implementation activities for the hospital system.

With more than 18 years of experience, HCPro, Inc. is a leading provider of integrated information, education, training, and consulting products and services in the vital areas of healthcare regulation and compliance. The company's mission is to meet the specialized informational, advisory, and educational needs of the healthcare industry. As an acknowledged industry authority in healthcare regulation and compliance, HCPro focuses on providing its clients assistance and expertise in the areas of accreditation, medical staff affairs, credentialing, privileging, medical record management, regulatory compliance, nursing, quality/patient safety, infection control, and workplace safety.

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