title: Enhancing orientation and retention: one unit's success story.
abstract: Enhancing job satisfaction and retention of new employees is an important focus for health care facilities. A unit-specific orientation class was used to teach skills necessary for successful practice on a surgical unit and enhance retention of employees. Class attendees reported an increased level of comfort with the skills necessary for successful employment on the unit. Scores on a knowledge assessment test increased by 26% from prior to the class to after the class. The unit's 1-year retention rate increased from 44% to 84%.
authors.affiliation: Lynchburg General Hospital, Division of Centra Health, Lynchburg, Virginia 24501, USA.
authors.forename: Cynthia W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D011231:Preceptorship; D015397:Program Evaluation; D014481:United States