A structured home health and hospice clinical rotation and onboarding model to address the nursing shortage

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DIAS, Nancy | WHITE, Michelle | HARMUTH, Susan | HORVICK, Savannah

North Carolina home health and hospice agencies are experiencing serious shortages of registered nurses (RNs), particularly in rural areas. These shortages can negatively impact patients and families by delaying access to care and possibly resulting in avoidable hospitalizations/rehospitalizations. Many home health and hospice agencies do not hire newly graduated RNs due to limited patient care experience, limited or no opportunity for home health/hospice clinical rotations, and the autonomous nature of providing care in the home. The Hospice and Home Health Foundation of North Carolina was awarded a $468,196 3-year grant, and, in collaboration with key stakeholders, developed a model for clinical rotation experiences in home health and hospice settings for RN students as well as an onboarding model for newly graduated RNs. Seven home health and hospice project partner agencies were selected to pilot the models. This article describes program implementation and evaluation. We used a survey method and site visit interviews to assess program effectiveness. Students provided positive feedback about the clinical rotation and more than 80% indicated their clinical rotation met "most" or "almost all" of their learning needs. The focus group interviews provided substantive anecdotal examples to validate the survey results.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NHH.0000000000001237

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