RESUMEN
As health care reform pushes for improved patient care outcomes and reduced costs, tele-intensive care units are increasingly included in the discussion of critical care delivery. Nursing must be involved in the implementation of and education for this transformative initiative.
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Cuidados Críticos/organización & administración , Atención a la Salud/organización & administración , Educación Continua en Enfermería/organización & administración , Desarrollo de Personal/organización & administración , Telemedicina/organización & administración , Humanos , Estados UnidosRESUMEN
New nurses are traditionally oriented into their professional role by a registered nurse preceptor. This article describes the process of renovating and centralizing RN preceptor programs within the Department of Nursing in a multispecialty medical center in the Midwest. Outcomes of centralizing the preceptor program included involvement of nursing leaders, identification of methods of RN preceptor recognition, implementation of methods of improving institution-wide RN preceptor professional development, identification of opportunities for specialized RN preceptor classes and forums, creation of a tool to measure workload productivity, and finally, the formulation of a database to track performance and completion of orientation programs.