Pushing the Limits of New Grad Orientation: Transforming Into an ED Nurse
Author Details
Kelly Rothman, MS, BSN, RN, CPN; Lizzie Vann, MS, RN, CPENLead Author Sigma Affiliation
Non-member
Visitor Statistics
Visits vs Downloads
Visitors - World Map
Top Visiting Countries
Country | Visits |
---|
Top Visiting Cities
City | Visits |
---|
Visits (last 6 months)
Downloads (last 6 months)
Popular Works for Rothman, Kelly by View
Title | Page Views |
---|
Popular Works for Rothman, Kelly by Download
Title | Downloads |
---|
View Citations
Citations
Abstract
New graduate nurses (NGN) are by their very nature novices: task oriented learners who thrive in consistent environments with clear expectations for growth and development, and discrete rules of performance and behavior. However, NGNs are entering the workforce with an increasingly diverse set of lived experiences and skillsets, and therefore a significant challenge of the professional development practitioner’s role is to provide environments and opportunities specific to each NGN.<br /> <br /> A regional multi-site level one trauma center, with an accredited NGN program, has an incredible opportunity and burden to welcome high volumes of NGNs. With limited preceptors, finding creative solutions to hire, onboard, and orient these NGNs is a priority – and emergency settings are no exception with a high need for new staff and limited preceptor availability to orient them. It is possible to tap into a largely underutilized preceptor pool within a float team: nurses who have exceptional critical thinking ability and a vast amount of clinical experience. Orienting with the float team provides a NGN with both a breadth and depth of experience, and the opportunity to learn flexibility and adaptability in the work place – skills essential to emergency settings.<br /> <br /> This presentation will discuss a pilot program of multi-site inter-team collaboration between a float team and 5 emergency department locations to orient a NGN to the emergency setting. This collaboration incorporated several levels of leadership and professional development practitioners across multiple sites. The process and steps involved will be discussed, as well as the outcomes experienced and the success of the new graduate throughout this role transition and transformation.
Description
Acquisition Type
Proxy-submissionReview Type
Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event HostRepository Posting Date
2017-12-01T18:57:42ZNotes
Items submitted to a conference/event were evaluated/peer-reviewed at the time of abstract submission to the event. No other peer-review was provided prior to submission to the Henderson Repository, unless otherwise noted.Type
PresentationFormat
Text-based DocumentLevel of Evidence
N/AResearch Approach
N/AName | Host | Location | 2017 ANPD Annual Convention | Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD) | New Orleans, Louisiana, USA |
---|
Conference Name
2017 ANPD Annual ConventionConference Host
Association for Nursing Professional Development (ANPD)Conference Location
New Orleans, Louisiana, USAConference Year
2017Rights Holder
All rights reserved by the author(s) and/or publisher(s) listed in this item record unless relinquished in whole or part by a rights notation or a Creative Commons License present in this item record.
All permission requests should be directed accordingly and not to the Sigma Repository.
All submitting authors or publishers have affirmed that when using material in their work where they do not own copyright, they have obtained permission of the copyright holder prior to submission and the rights holder has been acknowledged as necessary.