RN orientation: cost and achievement analysis.
A cost analysis for orienting registered nurses in a traditional manner was initiated prior to a performance-based system. A 15-month study in a 772-bed midwestern hospital tracked the cost of all human and material resources used and determined a level of achievement for each individual in the sample.
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D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D009820:Ohio