Orientation without walls: opening an acute care hospital.

Providing holistic orientation for all hospital personnel of a newly constructed acute care facility without patient presence proved challenging and rewarding to staff development educators. Early planning, multidisciplinary involvement of key stakeholders for hospital-wide and nursing orientation, and on-boarding of unit nursing educators shortly after unit nursing managers promoted success. Using an interdisciplinary approach to address hospital policies, procedures, and education ensured a quality healthcare facility in the community.