title: Provision of orientation programmes for nurses in pediatric intensive care.
abstract: It has been recommended that nursing staff who are new to paediatric intensive care should be offered an orientation programme There is no guidance currently available to influence the content or duration of such a programme on a national level A multi-centre research study was carried out to identify the existing provision of orientation programmes and how beneficial these are perceived to be Supernumerary status and effective mentoring are seen as essential to the success of these programmes Many new starters perceive that they receive inadequate preparation on stress management and psychosocial issues National communication between paediatric intensive care educators will help to improve and develop orientation programme provision.
authors.affiliation: Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Sheffield Children's Hospital, University of Sheffield, Western Bank. helen.bailey@sch.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003422:Critical Care; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009660:Northern Ireland; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors; D006113:United Kingdom