title: Nursing department orientation: are we missing the mark?
abstract: Hospitals routinely provide orientation for the new nurses they hire. The evolution of nursing practice is not reflected in the current teaching methods of nursing orientation. The authors examine the past 60 years of nursing department orientation and assert the need to move toward more effective and innovative teaching strategies.
authors.affiliation: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, Palo Alto, California 94304, USA. julkennedy@lpch.org
authors.forename: Julie Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: Amy A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Nichols
authors.forename: Louis P
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: Halamek
authors.forename: Julie M R
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Arafeh
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004522:Educational Status; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States