Moving forward: creating a new nursing services orientation program

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Healthcare Staff Development

Background:

• Engaging new employees during orientation is crucial for patient safety.
• Staff development educators face challenges in making pre-unit orientation meaningful.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the redesign of a nursing services orientation program.
• To evaluate the impact of the redesigned program on employee satisfaction and preparedness.

Main Methods:

• Program redesign focusing on patient safety and organizational introduction.
• Implementation of the revised nursing orientation program.

Main Results:

• Increased employee satisfaction reported.
• Enhanced employee comfort and preparedness for safe patient care.

Conclusions:

• The redesigned nursing orientation program effectively improved new hire satisfaction.
• The program enhanced preparedness for delivering safe patient care.