A Newly Licensed Nurse Orientation Program Evaluation: Focus on Outcomes

作者:Bittner Nancy Phoenix*; Gravlin Gayle; MacDonald Claire; Bourgeois Darlene
来源:Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2017, 48(1): 22-28.
DOI:10.3928/00220124-20170110-07

摘要

The aim of this project was to evaluate the effectiveness and outcomes of a redesigned newly licensed nurse orientation program. A unique aspect of this program was an end-of-orientation simulated four-patient assignment that was designed to assess five categories of critical thinking: prioritization and delegation, problem recognition, clinical decision making, clinical implementation, and reflection. Newly licensed nurses' critical thinking was measured by the Advisory Board's Critical Thinking Diagnostic tool at 10 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months. Findings showed that in all five categories of critical thinking, a significant increase was found between the 10-week and 6-month evaluation. Two of the categories-prioritization and delegation, and problem recognition-were found to have a significant increase from the 6-month evaluation to the 12-month evaluation. In addition, newly licensed nurses reported improvement in their confidence and in their preparation to work independently.

  • 出版日期2017-1