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Resolving The Great Resignation In The Nursing Workforce, Dawn Moeller

Nursing

No abstract provided.

Back To Basics: A New Graduate Nurse Class To Enhance Orientation And Retain New Nurses, Ashley Day, Tami Gumm

Nursing

Background/Introduction: The Covid-19 pandemic continues to create a learning gap among new graduate nurses who may have experienced virtual or abbreviated in-person clinical^{1, 3}. Feelings of unpreparedness increase stress in novice nurses, resulting in turnover⁴. New graduate nurses benefit from a foundational course to review clinical concepts supplementing the unit orientation².

Purpose: This project aimed to implement and sustain a new graduate nurse course focused on fundamental communication and assessment techniques critical to successful nursing practice. The short-term goal was >90% attendance by new graduate nurse hires before independent practice. The long-term goal …

Best Fit Orientation: A Novel Strategy For On-Boarding New Nurses, Dulce Torres, Lee Jeske, Sara Marzinski, Mary Hook

Nursing

The ‘Best Fit Orientation’ is a novel approach for onboarding newly licensed registered nurses utilizing standard orientation tools, a realistic job preview, self-reflection, and a sequenced experience on three different med/surg units with "best fit" unit selection. Positive evaluation and limited turnover with additional cost makes this program attractive.

Purpose: To design and implement a novel approach for effectively onboarding newly licensed registered nurses (NLRN) by providing a realistic job preview during a sequenced orientation experience on three different units. The process ends with a “best fit” decision for the NLRN to support nurse retention.

Relevance/Significance: Premature NLRN turnover is …

Orientation Redesign: Using Orientation As The Initial Preceptor, Laura Janssen, Jessie Boldt

Nursing

No abstract provided.