As a Nurse Manager,one Challenge Is to Orient New Staff

question 26

Multiple Choice

As a nurse manager,one challenge is to orient new staff to your agency's policies and procedures,as well as to provide training across various shifts.A cost-effective and effective learning strategy would be:

• A)Development of new learning modules and software to support document retrieval.
• B)E-mail distribution to staff home e-mail addresses regarding important policies.
• C)Preparation of DVDs that can be viewed on computers at the nursing station during "down times."
• D)Linking policies and procedures to the network for access when required at the point-of-care.

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Definitions:

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