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Do More Than Train New Nurses...Retain Them! A Qualitative Research Study, Kerrin L. Hampton
Do More Than Train New Nurses...Retain Them! A Qualitative Research Study, Kerrin L. Hampton
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The purpose of this hermeneutic phenomenological study is to understand the orientation experiences of new graduate nurses and identify retention practices that are relevant and beneficial to the population of interest. Study participants were new graduate nurses employed at a five-hospital healthcare system. Using social constructivism as the theoretical framework, the study sought to answer the research question of what are the lived experiences of new graduate nurses during orientation? Ten new graduate nurses participated in individual interviews to discuss their personal orientation experiences. The interviews informed the researcher regarding the meaning and value new graduates place on their orientation …
The Effect Of Formal Mentorship Programs On Nurse Faculty Retention: An Integrative Review, Lisa Livingston
The Effect Of Formal Mentorship Programs On Nurse Faculty Retention: An Integrative Review, Lisa Livingston
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The nursing shortage has been a hot topic for decades, and literature supports a need to address this issue. Although faculty are critical to educating the nurses of the future, the shortage has impacted nurse faculty numbers as well. Nursing shortages are predicted to increase over the next decade. Evidenced-based interventions are critical to help sustain the nursing workforce. This integrative review highlights the importance of formal mentorship programs for new nurse faculty as a retention strategy for use by administrators of schools of nursing.
Mentor Programs As A Strategic Approach To Nurse Retention: Integrative Review, Nancy Jo Thompson
Mentor Programs As A Strategic Approach To Nurse Retention: Integrative Review, Nancy Jo Thompson
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
The purpose of this integrative review is to identify commonalties of mentor program success demonstrated by registered nurse retention to support DNP leaders seeking to address the nursing shortage by retaining newly licensed and experienced registered nurses. Mentor programs offer nurse leaders a low-cost solution with a high return on investment to address nurse retention. The United States is facing a tremendous nursing shortage compounded by multiple factors, including an unprecedented global pandemic. An aging population is leaving the profession while the new generation of nurses struggle to find their niche. Registered nurses make up the largest sector of health …
Facilitating Transition To Practice For Millennial New Graduate Nurses, Tiffani Marie Wise
Facilitating Transition To Practice For Millennial New Graduate Nurses, Tiffani Marie Wise
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
Despite the growing nursing shortage and the dire need for a full nursing workforce, attrition rates among new graduate nurses (NGNs) continues to be of concern. One answer to the nursing shortage includes the next generation of nursing graduates: millennials. It is vital that nursing administrators and educators collaborate to develop a transition-to-practice process that meets the unique needs of millennial NGNs to increase job satisfaction, thereby increasing intent to stay in the profession. The MSPM was implemented in an NGN medical-surgical residency as a means of maintaining job satisfaction, perceptions of support, and intent to stay, among NGNs. A …
The Relationship Between The Number Of Hours Taken In A Senior Practicum Course In Prelicensure Nursing Education And The Score Of Preception Of Professional Competence By The Newly Graduated Nurse, Arlene Holowaychuk
Doctoral Dissertations and Projects
This study determined whether there is a relationship between the number of direct acute care hours completed in a senior practicum course during pre-licensure nursing education and the scores of perception of Nurse Professional Competence (NPC) in newly graduated nurses between the third and sixth month of employment. A sample of new hires of newly graduated nurses within a large, nonprofit healthcare system was used. Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval was obtained from Liberty University’s IRB and the healthcare organization’s IRB prior to the survey being sent out to prospective participants and data collected. A non-experimental, correlational design was used …