Development of a Formalized Mentorship Program for Newly Licensed Registered Nurses at a Large Community Medical Center

<p>Retention, competency, job satisfaction, and lateral violence are issues facing the nursing workforce, especially newly licensed registered nurses (NLRNs). The United States is facing a nursing shortage; therefore it is important to develop strategies to retain qualified registered nurses (RNs). The Master of Science in Nursing/Clinical Nurse Leader (MSN/CNL) student team conducted a literature review on how to address these issues. A mentorship program is the proposed intervention to assist novice nurses during their transition into the nursing role. The student team performed a needs assessment through surveys and interviews to gain valuable data on the medical center. The assessment informed recommendations for implementation and evaluation of a mentorship program. Results showed that positive responses for a mentorship program from both staff nurses and nursing leadership. Common themes emerged and assisted in the development of the recommendations for the medical center. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)

Level thesis:degree_level

Project/Capstone - Global access

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Nguyen, Quynh-Hoa

Contributors dc:contributor

• Mike Bueno
• Danijela Pavlic

• mentorship
• mentor
• mentee
• Nursing

Repository record dc:identifier

https://repository.usfca.edu/capstone/718

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:repository.usfca.edu:capstone-1745