New nurse orientation: Week-one quiz and icebreaker
A ready-made course you customise for your organisation, with a live session deck and a survey. You only add the 14 details that are specific to your organisation.
- Length
- 35 min
- Lessons
- 3 lessons
- Frequency
- At hire, each cohort
- Last reviewed
- 22 Oct 2026
Scenarios, sorting activities and quizzes with feedback on every answer.
What's included
Three pieces that work together
Copy once, get everything. Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the survey tells you what stuck.
Self-paced course
Short lessons with real workplace scenarios, not walls of text.
- 3 lessons, about 35 minutes
- Accordion, sorting activity and quizzes
- 6-question final check, 80% to pass
Live session deck
An AhaSlides presentation to run after the course, in person or online.
- 12 slides
- Poll, open-ended, quiz, word cloud slides
- A closing slide for your contacts
A feedback survey
Find out what landed and what to change next time.
- Feedback survey: 9 questions
- Questions written for this session
- Results feed your next session
Learning objectives
At the end of this course, learners can
Each objective and the lesson that covers it.
| ID | Objective | Source | Where it's covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| SO 450.1 | Meet the cohort and the unit team through a low-pressure activity | Best practice | Whole course |
| SO 450.2 | Locate the key people, places and tools on the unit + your info | Organisation orientation plan | Whole course |
| SO 450.3 | Know who to call, and when, for help in the first weeks + your info | Organisation policy | Whole course |
| SO 450.4 | Name one worry and one goal for the first month | Best practice | Whole course |
Your part: what a template can't do for you
- Your workplace details: fill in the 14 highlighted fields so the course describes your own policies, contacts and locations.
- Records: record completion in your own LMS or record system.
Course outline
3 lessons, about 35 minutes
Minutes per lesson are an estimate, shared out by page count.
1Your first week
2 pages
12 min
Your first week
2 pages
2Asking for help
2 pages
12 min
Asking for help
2 pages
3Check and next steps
2 pages
11 min
Check and next steps
2 pages
Live deck and survey
12 slides to run live, a survey to close the loop
Pink slides are interactive. Every survey question is listed below.
Feedback survey: 9 questions
- Overall, how would you rate this session? 5 stars
- How much do you agree? grid
- Before this session, how confident were you about knowing who to ask for help on my unit? 1-5 scale
- Now, how confident are you about knowing who to ask for help on my unit? 1-5 scale
- Which part of orientation do you want more time on? multiple choice
- Rank what would help you most in week two ranking
- I feel able to say 'I don't know' on this unit. 1-5 scale
- What's one thing we should change or add? open text
- How likely are you to recommend this session to a colleague? NPS
Make it yours
14 fields to fill in, and you're ready
Everything else is done. These are the details only your organisation knows; each one is highlighted inside the course.
- Unit name
{{UNIT_NAME}} - First week plan
{{FIRST_WEEK_PLAN}} - Help option correct
{{HELP_OPTION_CORRECT}} - Help option 2
{{HELP_OPTION_2}} - Help option 3
{{HELP_OPTION_3}} - Escalation contacts
{{ESCALATION_CONTACTS}}
Show all 14 fields
- Preceptor option correct
{{PRECEPTOR_OPTION_CORRECT}} - Preceptor option 2
{{PRECEPTOR_OPTION_2}} - Preceptor option 3
{{PRECEPTOR_OPTION_3}} - Preceptor contact method
{{PRECEPTOR_CONTACT_METHOD}} - Educator contact
{{EDUCATOR_CONTACT}} - Survey 1 URL
{{SURVEY_1_URL}} - Course URL
{{COURSE_URL}} - LMS or record system
{{LMS_OR_RECORD_SYSTEM}}
FAQ
Common questions
Can I run New nurse orientation: Week-one quiz and icebreaker training online?
Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.
How often is this training needed?
At hire, each cohort.
Who needs this training?
Newly hired nurses and care staff in their first week; run by a nurse educator or unit educator.
What records should I keep?
Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.
Can I edit the content?
Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.
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Ready to run it?
Open the live deck to see how the session runs alongside the course and the survey.