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Impact Of Nurse Manager Peer Mentorship Program On Job Satisfaction And Intention To Stay, Tonya Roth, Diane Whitehead Oct 2019

Impact Of Nurse Manager Peer Mentorship Program On Job Satisfaction And Intention To Stay, Tonya Roth, Diane Whitehead

Journal of Excellence in Nursing and Healthcare Practice

Nurse managers (NMs) play a vital role in patient outcomes by providing a stable work environment for teams. Numerous factors influence a NM’s job satisfaction and intent to remain in a job. The purpose of this project was to develop an evidence-based formal mentorship program for NMs in an effort to impact retention rates. A secondary purpose was to evaluate the impact that a formal mentorship program has on NMs’ job satisfaction and intent to stay. Across two hospitals in the Pacific Northwest, 15 NMs participated in a 6-month mentorship program. The program was guided by both the mentorship enactment …


An Education Program For Improving Knowledge Of Experienced And Aspiring Mentors, Joy-Marie Quiambao Calunsag Jan 2019

An Education Program For Improving Knowledge Of Experienced And Aspiring Mentors, Joy-Marie Quiambao Calunsag

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Using a staff development approach, this doctor of nursing practice project addressed the preparation of nurses who serve in the role of mentors. Developed and carried out in an American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet-designated hospital, the primary aim of the project was to develop and implement a staff education program for mentors focusing on best-practice strategies for mentoring new nurses. The secondary purpose was to conduct a literature review on evidence-based practice strategies for mentoring new nurses. This project was guided by Knowles' adult learning theory and Benner's novice to expert model. A 2-hour education program was attended by 16 …


Impact Of A Formal Mentorship Program On Frontline Nurse Managers, Tonya Ranee Roth Jan 2019

Impact Of A Formal Mentorship Program On Frontline Nurse Managers, Tonya Ranee Roth

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

There are numerous factors that influence a nurse manager's job satisfaction and intention to remain in a job. The purpose of this project was to evaluate whether a formal mentorship program for nurse managers impacted job satisfaction and intention to remain in a job. A pilot program was developed and 15 nurse managers from 2 hospitals in the Pacific Northwest participated in a 6-month mentorship program. The program was guided by mentorship enactment theory and Kouzes and Posner's exemplary leadership framework. Using the Leadership Profile Inventory (LPI) and the Nurse Manager Practice Environment Scale (NMPES), job satisfaction, intention to stay …