Staff Educator’s Guide to Clinical Orientation, 3rd Edition: Onboarding Solutions for Nurses (PDF)

By Robin L. Jarvis, Amy J. Word-Allen, Alvin D. Jeffery
Awarded second place in the 2024 AJN Book of the Year Awards in the Health Care Administration category
With all the changes in staffing in the past few years due to the pandemic, a high-quality onboarding process is even more important for retention and ensuring a new nurse’s success.
In this fully revised third edition of Staff Educator’s Guide to Clinical Orientation, authors Robin Jarvis, Amy J. Word-Allen, and Alvin Jeffery provide readers with all the tools they need to successfully develop a nursing and healthcare workforce. Whether someone is new to leading orientation efforts or a seasoned nursing staff development specialist, this book will help readers:

Understand the role of the preceptor in clinical orientation activities
Incorporate regulatory and legal issues
Understand and use the ADDIE model
Analyze, design, and implement an orientation program
Evaluate an individual’s competency
Conduct surveys and focus groups
Manage orientee errors and personality conflicts

TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: Important Considerations for Onboarding and Orientation Chapter 2: Analysis and Design of an Onboarding Program Chapter 3: Developing and Implementing an Orientation Program Chapter 4: Evaluating an Individual’s Competency Chapter 5: Working With Orientees Chapter 6: Evaluating an Orientation Program Chapter 7: Temporary Employees and Students Chapter 8: Regulatory Considerations Chapter 9: Practical Tips for Staying Organized Appendix: Essential Orientation Materials for Your Office

Product Details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sigma, Publisher; 3rd edition (April 1, 2024)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Perfect Paperback ‏ : ‎ 290 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1646481402
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1646481408