Abstract
The lingering COVID pandemic has left the nursing profession in a particularly vulnerable
state. Nursing burnout, turnover, increased workload, and the lack of professional
development opportunities have become workplace dissatisfiers. The “Great Resignation Era” created large turnover and vacancy rates within inpatient hospital units. To mitigate
staffing shortages, nurse leaders were challenged to balance large cohorts of new
graduate orientees while also motivating and engaging seasoned nurses with leadership
opportunities. Traditional orientation pathways proved to be unsuccessful during this
unique climate and warranted more creative measures to balance the needs of both new
graduates and seasoned nurses.
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Biography
Kathleen Romano, MSN, RN, PCCN, is Nurse Leader at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York. She can be reached at [email protected] Debra Rodrigue, MSN, RN-BC, AOCNS, NE-BC, is Nurse Leader at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
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Published online: November 16, 2022
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Note: These authors gratefully acknowledge Mary Elizabeth Davis, DNP, RN, CHPN, AOCNS, for her mentorship. Further, they acknowledge Patricia Spellman, DNP, RN, CNML, Critical Care Nursing Director, for her unwavering support throughout the implementation of this creative initiative. This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
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