On the Job Training for a Registered Nurse
On-the-job training for a registered nurse (RN) allows the new RN to build upon her current base of knowledge and develop her skills more completely.
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Communication Skills
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Although students take classes on communication in nursing school, on-the-job training for registered nurses expands on the intricacies of patient communication, education and support.
Facility Protocols
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Since each health care facility implements its own rules and protocols, nurses must rely on on-the-job training to learn the methods required by their employer. For example, although an RN may have worked at a hospital for 10 years, she might have to learn new methods for wound care at a different hospital.
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Advantages
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Hospitals across the country have initiated RN residency programs to combat high RN turnover rates. Through these programs, new nurses are paired up with experienced nurses for an intense on-the-job training partnership. After initiating such a program, Baptist Health South Florida hospital in Miami claims that their RN turnover rate has dropped from 22 percent to just 10 percent.
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