title: Orienting a new graduate nurse to home healthcare.
abstract: As the amount of hospital positions dwindles for the graduating nurse, more are looking for initial employment in home health care. A rural home healthcare agency in Virginia developed a preceptor program that effectively helps new graduates to make the transition to the home care nursing role by use of a 13-week orientation program using preceptors and clinical time in the hospital.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Gavin
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Haas
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Pendleton
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Street
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wormald
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019035:Rural Health Services