Effective onboarding and ongoing training are critical to the success of nursing leaders in correctional health care. With increasing turnover, complex clinical environments, and the unique demands of correctional settings, leadership preparation cannot be left to chance. This session will highlight innovative strategies for orienting and training new correctional nursing leaders through a structured onboarding framework that emphasizes role clarity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and continuous leadership development.

Educational Objectives

• Identify the essential components of a structured onboarding framework that prepares correctional nursing leaders for success in clinical, operational, and cultural domains
• Examine strategies to strengthen role clarity, accountability, and interdisciplinary collaboration during the onboarding period
• Apply best practices to sustain leadership development beyond onboarding through coaching, feedback, and ongoing professional support

Level: Intermediate