Partners in nursing: a mentoring initiative to enhance nurse retention

This article describes a community-based mentoring program, Partners in Nursing (PIN), which was developed as a collaborative effort to address the nursing workforce shortage.While the primary goal was to increase retention rates of new nurse graduates, the program also produced secondary benefits o...

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Published in:Nursing education perspectives 2011-07, Vol.32 (4), p.250-255
Main Authors: Cottingham, Stacy, DiBartolo, Mary C, Battistoni, Susan, Brown, Tina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging (Individuals)
Career Change
Community
Community Relations
Community-Institutional Relations
Costs
Costs and Cost Analysis
Employee retention
Graduates
Grants
Health facilities
Health services
Hospitals
Humans
Initiatives
Labor Force
Leadership
Maryland
Mentoring programs
Mentors
Methods
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing - manpower
Nursing Education
Pilot Projects
Positive Reinforcement
Professional Development
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Program Implementation
Rural areas
Schools, Nursing
Seminars
Staff Development - economics
Staff Development - organization & administration
Teacher Role
Teaching Methods
Workforce
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Summary:This article describes a community-based mentoring program, Partners in Nursing (PIN), which was developed as a collaborative effort to address the nursing workforce shortage.While the primary goal was to increase retention rates of new nurse graduates, the program also produced secondary benefits of professional development and outreach opportunities. Furthermore, through the creation of PIN, local resources were identified to support new graduates and cultivate leadership potential. While the program was deemed effective, continued research is needed to quantify the benefits of such programs so that similar initiatives can be successfully replicated.
ISSN:1536-5026
1943-4685
DOI:10.5480/1536-5026-32.4.250