What's a new employee called that is on orientation

[Tweety, BSN, RN]

I was writing a paper for a class in my BSN program and typed in orientee and the spellcheck said it wasn't a word, and I went to dictionary.com and same thing. I've always used that word for a person on orientation. So if it's not a word what should I use in my paper - right now I'm going to put "new hire" or "newly hired employee" but am open to suggestions.

[ERNurse752, RN]

I've always used orientee also. I'm not sure if it would matter for your paper or not, whether "orientee" is in the dictionary. I think a lot of medical lingo wouldn't be found there, even though they're accepted words within the profession.

Or maybe trainee?

Good luck with your paper...I hated writing papers!!!!

[christvs, DNP, RN, NP]

That's weird! At work I am called an "RN orientee." I guess you could say "new RN" or "new nurse" too.

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

We use orientee too.

Tried to find in English no luck! did see in French dictionary

Found orienteer: http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=orienteer

[SmilingBluEyes]

we call them Orientees.

[RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN]

I would go with Trainee.

Good luck on the paper. :)

[Katnip, RN]

We call them orientees or interns if they're getting an internship.

[nursemaa]

I would go with orientee because that's the most commonly used term. I've always stayed away from using "trainee" (that's my personal bias- I hate anything to do with the word "training" because it makes me think of dogs and potty training :chuckle ). I've also used the term "novice nurse" when discussing newly graduated nurses.

[Happy-ER-RN, RN]

I have to say here just for the record that you don't "orientate" an orientee, you orient them. I think it's so funny how many people say "orientate."

[rn/writer, RN]

I have to say here just for the record that you don't "orientate" an orientee, you orient them. I think it's so funny how many people say "orientate."

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am a writer and editor in addition to being a nurse and the non-word "orientate" has always set my teeth on edge.

[RN4NICU, LPN, LVN]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I am a writer and editor in addition to being a nurse and the non-word "orientate" has always set my teeth on edge.

Actually, orientate IS a word. It is an intransitive verb (an action word that does not have a direct object): http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=orientate

However, when speaking of orienting someone, it should become a transitive verb (an action word that does have a direct object, which in this case would be the person being oriented) and take the form of orient, rather than orientate.

http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000344.htm

So, while it may not be grammatically correct in its common usage, orientate is a word.

Thus ends our English lesson for today.

[rn/writer, RN]

I stand corrected. I don't think I've ever heard the correct usage and I've heard the IN-correct version fifty million times. Alert and orientated times three. Gahhhhh!

Thanks for the additional information.