Christina Matousek, MSN, RN, OCN

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Cancer Nursing Today spoke with Christina Matousek, MSN, RN, OCN, of Smilow Cancer Hospital, live at ONS Congress 2023 to hear more about her Best of Oral Abstracts: Leadership/Management/Education winning presentation, &ldquo;Standardizing the Clinic Nurse Orientation to Improve the Onboarding Experience.&rdquo;Matousek emphasizes establishing a standardized nurse onboarding process within her institution. She highlights the challenges faced by the clinics before implementing this standardization. However, by introducing standardized orientation, including regular check-ins and shadow experiences, turnover rates improved by approximately 13% despite vacancy rates staying the same. Matousek emphasizes the importance of nurses spending time shadowing their colleagues and organizing themselves to ensure a consistent and effective orientation for new hires.

Christina Matousek Discusses Nurse Onboarding Standardization at ONS 2023

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Turnover improved dramatically after onboarding and orientation were standardized at Smilow Cancer Hospital. 

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