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Connecting the DOTs in Clinical Orientation: The Daily Orientation Tracker
Abstract:
Newly hired nurses often complete orientation to the acute care setting with multiple preceptors, and communication about orientation progress has the potential to be disjointed. Traditionally, orientation has been tracked using various formats relying on pen and paper. The Daily Orientation Tracker or DOT, created by preceptors and nurse educators, has pushed communication into an accessible, user-friendly format found to be successful for the orientation of new nurses. Information about how the DOT was developed and implemented as well as data describing the empirical success of the DOT are shared.
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