title: Moving forward: creating a new nursing services orientation program.
abstract: Discovering ways to engage new employees and make the orientation period prior to unit orientation more meaningful is a challenge for staff development educators. This important period focuses on patient safety and employee introduction to the organization. This article describes the redesign of a nursing services orientation program that led to increased employee satisfaction and an increased level of comfort with preparedness to deliver safe patient care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Professional Development, Roper St. Francis Healthcare, Charleston, South Carolina 29414, USA. Tanya.Lott@RoperSaintFrancis.com
authors.forename: Tanya F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Lott
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007587:Job Description; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D013022:South Carolina; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013664:Teaching Materials