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    • Nursing Education
    • Healthcare Professional Development
    • Organizational Psychology

    Background:

    • Existing evaluation tools often assess nursing competencies, job satisfaction, and leadership in isolation.
    • The Progressive Orientation Level Evaluation (POLE) tool offers a comprehensive approach, measuring competency progression from novice to expert levels.
    • POLE also assesses employee satisfaction and engagement to proactively identify onboarding challenges.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To determine the reliability of the POLE tool for evaluating new graduate nurses (NGNs).
    • To assess NGNs' learning needs and individualize training duration.
    • To establish the internal consistency of the POLE instrument.

    Main Methods:

    • A prospective cohort design was employed.
    • The POLE tool was utilized to examine NGNs' learning needs.
    • Cronbach's alpha was calculated to assess internal consistency.

    Main Results:

    • The POLE tool demonstrated high internal consistency, with Cronbach's alpha values ranging from .90 to .99.
    • The instrument's reliability was successfully established.
    • The findings support the POLE tool as a dependable measure.

    Conclusions:

    • A validated and reliable tool like POLE enables standardized evaluation of residency program outcomes for NGNs and healthcare organizations.
    • The POLE tool facilitates consistent assessment of goal achievement in nursing residency programs.
    • This approach supports effective onboarding and professional development for new graduate nurses.