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Emergency

University of Kentucky

2023

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The Effect Of Mentorship And Social Events On Job Embeddedness And Intent To Stay In Emergency Department Nurses, Kacie L. Albertsen Jan 2023

The Effect Of Mentorship And Social Events On Job Embeddedness And Intent To Stay In Emergency Department Nurses, Kacie L. Albertsen

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Background and Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has drastically impacted nurse retention. According to the Kentucky Nurses Association, 57% of surveyed Kentucky nurses are considering leaving their jobs. Best retention strategies are unclear. Job embeddedness (JE) and Intent to stay (ITS) are factors that influence retention. The purpose of this project is to increase JE and ITS at a level one emergency department (ED) by implementing evidence-based mentorship and social event interventions.

Methods: This study utilized a mixed-methods, one group pretest-posttest design. Mentorship pairs were matched by personality type using the Big Five Personality Test. Four mentorship discussion meetings and two …