Staffing Innovations to Support Novice Nurses: A Panel Discussion

Activity Summary

Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes

In this session, leaders from three different health care systems describe strategies to address staffing through approaches that support novice nurses. The strategies include the use of virtual nursing as part of the care team, development of an academic-practice partnership to support the transition from student to employee and incorporating the float pool as a clinical site in a nurse residency program. Attendees are encouraged to consider applying these approaches in their own setting.

Objectives

Determine new approaches to support novice nurses in their unit and/or organization.
Describe how practice-academic partnerships and float pool orientation can improve transition to practice for novice nurses.
Identify strategies for incorporating virtual nursing into the care delivery model.

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.

AACN programming meets the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education contact hours for license and/or certification renewal. AACN recommends consulting with your state board of nursing or credentialing organization before submitting CE to fulfill continuing education requirements.

Refund Policy

Continuing Education Activities are nonrefundable.