Staff Educator's Guide to Clinical Orientation, Third Edition

Awarded second place in the 2024 American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Awards in the Health Care Administration categoryWith all the changes in staffing in the past few years due to the pandemic, a high-quality onboarding process is even more important for retention and ensuring a new nurse s success. In this fully revised third edition of the Staff Educator s Guide to Clinical Orientation, authors Robin Jarvis, Amy J. Word-Allen, and Alvin Jeffery provide you with all the tools you need to successfully develop a nursing and healthcare workforce. Whether someone is new to leading orientation efforts or a seasoned nursing staff development specialist, this book will help readers: Understand the role of the preceptor in clinical orientation activities Incorporate regulatory and legal issues Understand and use the ADDIE Model Analyze, design, and implement an orientation program Evaluate an individual s competency Conduct surveys and focus groups Manage orientee errors and personality conflicts