Objective:

To identify the way in which the induction processes have been developed for the nursing staff in a hospital of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund. The insertion into the labor field generate needs for the new worker in terms of adapting to his role and the institution in which he is going to play, so it requires time to adapt to his new condition and acquire the skills that the position requires. Which is known as the induction process.

Materials and methods:

This is an exploratory retrospective study, that aims to know how the induction processes of nursing personnel have been developing at the hospital level. The population was formed by the staff of nurses of a hospital of the Costa Rican Social Security Fund (CCSS). The sample was for convenience. The research considered five basic dimensions of the aspects that should be included in the induction process.

Results:

There are significant deficiencies in the processes of induction at the level of this hospital of the CCSS, from the presentation of the work team, to orientation in routines and administrative tasks substantial for the good exercise of the professional practice.

Conclusions:

The need was evident to retake the induction processes, as the space for the professional who enters acquires the technical and organizational skills, so that he performs his role better in the institution and provides a higher quality care with knowledge transmission from the experienced to the novice professional.

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