title: Getting to know you: development of an RN-to-BSN online orientation.
abstract: Traditional nursing program orientations may not meet the needs of today's RN-to-BSN students. This article describes how both the informational and social goals of an orientation program may be effectively accomplished in a more flexible manner that meets students' needs by moving from a face-to-face format to an online format using a course management system.
authors.affiliation: Mercy College of Health Sciences, 928 Sixth Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50309, USA. ehansen@mercydesmoines.org
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Connie Lynn
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: Joan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: McCleish
authors.forename: Joah R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Hogan
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007484:Iowa; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009862:Online Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires