Staff Educator's Guide to Clinical Orientation, Third Edition - 3rd Edition by Robin Jarvis & Amy J Word-Allen & Alvin Jeffery Paperback

About the Book

Staff Educator's Guide to Clinical Orientation helps readers navigate how to create and sustain a high-quality orientation and onboarding program that meets the needs of nurses, patients, and organizations.

Book Synopsis

With 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

Review Quotes

"Staff Educator's Guide to Clinical Orientation is a must-read for anyone who is involved in onboarding new, experienced, and temporary staff nurses in a clinical setting. The book is comprehensive and covers all phases of clinical orientation, from adult learning principles, analysis, design, and implementation to program evaluation. I have used previous editions of this book in my clinical practice to assist with onboarding nurses and welcome the updated chapters in the third edition."

-Paula Levett, MS, RN, CCRN

Former Nursing Practice Leader

Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

The University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital

"This is an informative and easy to understand read with information that can be applied in many practice settings. I've been a nurse leader for over 20 years and have a passion for workforce development that translates into quality care. Chapter to chapter, I was able to deepen my understanding of process and concepts in ways that will strengthen the professional development of any nursing team."

-Heather E. Norman, MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, CNL, CCHP-RN

Chief Nursing Officer, Wellpath

"Staff Educator's Guide to Clinical Orientation provides an insightful look into the onboarding needs of our healthcare environment. The authors illustrate how to use current evidence-based strategies and tools to implement and evaluate an orientation program. The inclusion of methods to orient and evaluate competency for travel nurses is now an essential component for most organizations. This guide would be a fantastic resource for a new or established onboarding program."

-Veronica Gurule, MSN, RN, CCRN

Pediatric Intensive Care Nurse

Cook Children's Hospital