Creating a Centralized Curriculum for Successful New Graduate Cohort Orientation to Critical Care

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

Historically, orientation to critical care for new graduate RNs is lengthy, challenging and resource-intensive. Given the transition to virtual learning and reduced clinical experiences for nursing students during the pandemic, a novel approach to onboarding this era of new graduates is necessary. This presentation describes a transition from unit-based to centralized initial onboarding to efficiently support a large cohort of new graduate RNs hired in several specialty ICUs.

Objectives

Compare and contrast a unit-based versus a centralized orientation platform.
Describe the benefits of improved efficiency in centralized cohort onboarding for new graduate nurses.
Identify key curriculum components pertinent to all new graduate nurses transitioning to practice in the critical care setting.

Continuing Education Disclosure Statement

Successful Completion

Learners must attend/view/read the entire activity, read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes, and complete the associated evaluation to be awarded the contact hours or CERP. 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 1.25 contact hours.

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.

Disclosure

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.

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