Best Fit for Nurse Advancement: Breaking Down Barriers to Career Progression.

The retention of experienced nurses is a challenge for healthcare organizations in the current employment landscape. One retention tactic is to aid in their professional development. This article describes a program "Best Fit for Nurse Advancement" that provides dedicated time, resources, and support to explore career advancement pathways by breaking organizational progressional barriers.

Best Fit Orientation: An Innovative Strategy to Onboard Newly Licensed Nurses.

The premature turnover of newly licensed registered nurses is a costly problem prompting leaders to consider new orientation approaches. This article describes the "Best Fit Orientation"-an innovative approach for onboarding newly licensed registered nurses. It features centralized hiring, individualized orientation on diverse units, and realistic job preview tenets promoting self-evaluation, change management, relationship building, and "best fit" unit selection.