Longitudinal Study Transformed Onboarding Nurse Graduates
Journal for Nurses in Professional DevelopmentPublished 25 February 2018
Kimberly A. Slate, Debra Haas Stavarski, Barbara J. Romig, Karen Thacker
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Practice changes and implications for nursing professional development practitioners resulting from the study include the number and orientation of preceptors, program length standardization, and improvement of emergency clinical response education.
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The outcomes of a longitudinal research study on a nurse residency program indicated improvement in the onboarding experience for new graduate nurses. Practice changes and implications for nursing professional development practitioners resulting from the study include the number and orientation of preceptors, program length standardization, and improvement of emergency clinical response education. Additional research studies were implemented to further explore issues novice nurses and their proficient registered nurse colleagues experience throughout the organization.
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