Influence of Unit Orientation on RN and LVN Perceptions of Patients, Peers and Self

摘要

The study explored the effects of structured and unstructured unit orientation approaches on four aspects of job satisfaction among newly employed RNs and LVNs. Nurses' views of their peers, (peer perception), nurses' feelings about their autonomy in the nurse role, nurses' perceptions about patients' rights (patient advocacy), and nurses' feelings about peer interpersonal functioning in the work environment (self-other orientation). A questionnaire was given at the end of the six-week course which assessed the nurses' feelings in these areas. Nurses oriented with a structured unit orientation checklist were found to score uniformly higher than those without the orientation. A bibliography is included.