title: Realities of developing community health orientation programs.
abstract: The realities of developing an orientation program include recognizing the critical influence of organizational culture and management priorities on the final form of plans and projects. The step from theory to practice is illustrated in the experience of three of the authors as they began to implement competency-based orientation programs. The common experiences of these three very different agencies were that programs are affected by organizational readiness, evolution to meet organizational needs, and the administrative context.
authors.affiliation: Community Health and Long Term Care, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98104.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Martaus
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Bell
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kenyon
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Snow
authors.forename: L V
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Hefty
mesh_terms: D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011637:Public Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014861:Washington