HealthExec March 12, 2024
Bringing inexperienced clinicians up to speed on real-world patient care is the No. 1 safety issue troubling healthcare providers in 2024, according to ECRI’s latest annual report on the topic.
Difficulties orienting new clinicians to their day-to-day duties rose to the top largely due largely to two vexing challenges: lingering effects from pandemic-related training disruptions and ongoing shortages in the healthcare workforce.
Citing a recent survey showing 30% of nurses with less than two years’ experience feel ill-prepared to practice on their own, the ECRI authors comment:
Without sufficient preparation, support and training throughout the transition into practice, new clinicians can experience loss of confidence, burnout and reduced mindfulness around culture of safety. The coalescence of these factors may...
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