Orientation and Training
Week 1
This week of orientation provides general information that covers organizational and role-specific policies and procedures. Additionally, new team members will acclimate to EPIC, our electronic health record, as well as participate in hands-on training to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to provide quality care to our patients.
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Monday, |
New Team Member Orientation Cooper Conference Center, Main Hospital CLN modules to be completed by midnight. |
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Tuesday, |
Patient Care Services Orientation 101 Haddon Avenue, 5th floor, Nursing Education-Suite 502. |
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Wednesday, |
Fundamentals of Nursing 101 Haddon Avenue, 5th floor, Nursing Education-Suite 502 |
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Wednesday, |
POC (Glucometer) Training Cooper University Hospital - 101 Haddon Avenue |
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Wednesday, |
Assign yourself and complete Epic E-learning modules in the CLN. See below for additional information. |
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Thursday, |
Electronic Health Record (EPIC) Training CCBO/L3 building, second floor |
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Friday, |
High Reliability Organization (HRO) Johns Hopkins Early Mobility Training (JHM) Safe Patient Handling (SPH) Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) 101 Haddon Avenue, 5th Floor, Nursing Education - Suite 502 |
Week 2
During this week of orientation, nurses will be immersed in the Skills Workshop. This hands-on skill-building portion of the Transition to Practice Program provides the new-to-practice nurses entering the adult care areas with a strong foundation in fundamental nursing care. The new-to-practice nurse will gain an advanced level of comfort and familiarity with both nursing skills and the equipment used in every-day patient care. In addition to this, the new-to-practice nurse will be introduced to the Nurse Residency Program.
| WHEN | WHAT AND WHERE |
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Monday, |
Patient assessment and charting. Skills stations. 101 Haddon Avenue, 5th Floor, Nursing Education - Suite 502 |
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Tuesday, |
Patient assessment, medication administration, and charting. Skills stations. 101 Haddon Avenue, 5th Floor, Nursing Education - Suite 502 |
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Wednesday, |
IV placement, phlebotomy, and Rapid Response duties. Skills stations. 101 Haddon Avenue, 5th Floor, Nursing Education - Suite 502 |
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Thursday, |
Restraints and Code Blue responsibilities. Skills stations. 101 Haddon Avenue, 5th Floor, Nursing Education - Suite 502 |
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Friday, |
Foley insertion. Skills stations. Review of week. 101 Haddon Avenue, 5th Floor, Nursing Education - Suite 502 |
Week 3
This week of orientation provides additional education on specific topics of patient care, including wound care, respiratory therapy, and unit-specific workflow and competencies. Nurses will observe on their units of hire in order to gradually acclimate to the unit prior to assuming direct patient care responsibilities.
| WHEN | WHAT AND WHERE |
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Monday, |
Unit Observations Individual nursing units |
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Tuesday, |
Wound Care Course TBD |
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Tuesday, |
Peritoneal Dialysis Course TBD |
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Wednesday, |
Unit Observations Individual nursing units |
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Thursday, |
Unit Observations Individual nursing units |
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Thursday, |
Respiratory Therapy 101 Haddon Avenue, 5th Floor, Nursing Education - Suite 502 |
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Friday, |
Unit Observations Individual nursing units |
Epic Training Session
Please park in your assigned location and take the Cooper shuttle to the CCBO/L3 building. The shuttle picks up at the entrance of the Roberts Pavilion building and at the Waterfront Garage. It will drop you at the front door of the CCBO/L3 building.
Class is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. You will receive information on the room number upon arrival. CLN modules need to be completed before arrival, or you will not be able to attend training. Please refer to your email from the EPIC team on how to access and enroll yourself in the modules.
Please ensure that you log in and out of Kronos when you attend the lab session. Time clocks are on the second floor where the training is held.
Click here for the Cooper Health Sciences Camden Campus Map. The shuttle pick up/drop off in front of the Roberts Pavilion has been highlighted.
