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Tips from TSE: Changing paradigms in nursing orientation

Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, September 4, 2009

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Orientation is the process of helping nurses become part of an organization's culture; support its mission, vision, and values; and fulfill specific job responsibilities.

Orientation also provides opportunities to help employees embrace the education and training necessary for professional development. Arguably, it is also the process that causes the most frustration for staff development specialists.

Depending on the organization, the cost of orienting one employee ranges from $8,000 to $51,000. Compounding the complexity of designing and delivering orientation is the constant state of flux, influenced by external and internal forces, of the healthcare system. These forces cause healthcare paradigms to shift, influencing the orientation process.

Editor's note: This excerpt was adapted from the September issue of The Staff Educator. Discover all the benefits of subscribing to The Staff Educator!



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