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Assessing The Cost-Benefit Of Hiring A Deu-Prepared Rn Graduate: Does It Help Reduce Organizational Costs?, Tonya D. Bryant

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Costs associated with training new nurses from the time of hire to the time of independent practice can cost organizations nearly $100,000 per nurse (Acuna, Yoder, Madrigal-Gonzalez & Yoder-Wise, 2017; Silvestre, Ulrich, Johnson, Spector, & Blegan, 2017; Trepanier, Early, Ulrich & Cherry, 2012). New-hire costs for a dedicated education unit (DEU)-prepared newly qualified newly hired nurse (NQNHN) may be prohibitive for some hospitals when considering the cumulative amount of time and costs dedicated to training these specially prepared nurses who have previous clinical and organizational experience from their time as nursing students within the organization over the duration of their …

A Guide For Outcomes Evaluation And Sustainability Of A Dedicated Education Unit Within An Academic-Practice Partnership, Jennifer Pfannes

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The Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) has emerged as an innovative approach to providing a positive, high-quality, collaborative clinical learning environment that fosters the growth and learning of undergraduate nursing students. Additionally, the DEU model has demonstrated success in beginning to bridge the education-practice gap, tackling the faculty shortage, and easing the new graduate transition from education to practice; however, developing, evaluating and sustaining an economically successful DEU takes thoughtful,

strategic planning. The challenging nature of developing and sustaining a DEU that mutually benefits both the academic and clinical partner over time, reveals the need for more guidance to secure long-term …

The Relationship Between Clinical Teaching Models And Perceived Clinical Self-Efficacy And Attitude Toward Team Process, Christina H. Plemmons

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Nurse educators are called to transform the education of nursing students, a process that is paramount to meet the needs of an increasingly complex health care system. The complexity of health care requires graduate nurses who are self-efficacious, yet also function well as full members of a health care team. In response to this call, clinical instruction, an essential component of nursing education, is receiving increased attention. Clinical education is vital, not only to the development of clinical self-efficacy, but also to the integration of future nurses into a health care team. To further this education process, faculty members from …