Starting Off Right: APRN Onboarding and Orientation Tools for Success

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Hiring and onboarding of APRNs is often not standardized and can lead to variable success and retention. Through development of an accurate job description, an APRN interview process and individualized orientation method, this session provides the tools to create an advanced, competency-based foundation for APRN onboarding and growth. The learner sees examples of one large medical center’s journey to APRN excellence.

Objectives

Summarize past, current, and future trends in APRN practice to align with the APRN consensus model.
Analyze your current process for hiring, onboarding and orienting an APRN into practice.
Design standardized tools regarding job descriptions, interview questions and individualized orientation process.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation to be awarded contact hours AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.

Accreditation

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 1036, for {contactHours} contact hours.

Disclosures

Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content will be identified by the Nurse Planner within the activity. Any relevant relationship between an ineligible company and an individual with the ability to influence clinical content has been mitigated.

Accreditation refers to recognition of continuing education only and does not imply AACN, ANCC, or CBRN approval or endorsement of any commercial products discussed or displayed in conjunction with this educational activity. Activities with pharmacology hours are to assist the APRN in fulfilling the pharmacotherapeutic education requirements for licensure and certification renewals.

Activities meet the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your own state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting your certificate of completion.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.