title: A handoff report card for general nursing orientation.
abstract: While redesigning nursing orientation, a gap in the transmission of information from general hospital to unit orientation was identified: Unit managers were unaware of the strengths and weaknesses identified in the nursing orientation of newly hired experienced nurses and, therefore, could not tailor the unit orientation to meet the specific needs of these orientees. The authors discuss the development and implementation of a nursing orientation report card, consisting of a 100-point score containing a summary of skills, knowledge, and Benner level measuring clinical performance and critical thinking, to facilitate better exchange of performance data.
authors.affiliation: Center for Nursing Excellence, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA. Lhargreaves@lpch.org
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hargreaves
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: Staci
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shanks
authors.forename: Louis P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Halamak
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004650:Employee Performance Appraisal; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D011231:Preceptorship