TY - JOUR
T1 - Evaluating the clinical judgment of newly hired staff nurses
AU - Lasater, Kathie
AU - Nielsen, Ann
AU - Stock, Mary
AU - Ostrogorsky, Tanya L.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/12
Y1 - 2015/12
N2 - Assessing newly hired nurses’ readiness for practice is critical for safe practice and the quality care of patients; therefore, hospitals need effective assessment strategies to promote clinical judgment development. One large medical center hospital developed a process to assess new hires’ clinical judgment, using case studies. This article describes the assessment process and reports fi ndings from a retrospective analysis of the clinical judgment competency of the participants. The fi ndings suggest that more orientation time and experience are needed for less-experienced nurses (<3 years) and experienced nurses who have not practiced in acute care. The research concludes that practice and academic educators must work more closely for a smoother transition of novice nurses into practice.
AB - Assessing newly hired nurses’ readiness for practice is critical for safe practice and the quality care of patients; therefore, hospitals need effective assessment strategies to promote clinical judgment development. One large medical center hospital developed a process to assess new hires’ clinical judgment, using case studies. This article describes the assessment process and reports fi ndings from a retrospective analysis of the clinical judgment competency of the participants. The fi ndings suggest that more orientation time and experience are needed for less-experienced nurses (<3 years) and experienced nurses who have not practiced in acute care. The research concludes that practice and academic educators must work more closely for a smoother transition of novice nurses into practice.
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U2 - 10.3928/00220124-20151112-09
DO - 10.3928/00220124-20151112-09
M3 - Article
C2 - 26641154
AN - SCOPUS:84951273122
SN - 0022-0124
VL - 46
SP - 563
EP - 571
JO - Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
JF - Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
IS - 12
ER -