Open AccessPARTNERS IN NURSING:A Mentoring Initiative to Enhance Nurse Retention
Author(s) -
S. Cottingham,
Mary C DiBartolo,
Susan Battistoni,
Tina P. Brown
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nursing education perspectives
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.604
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1943-4685
pISSN - 1536-5026
DOI - 10.5480/1536-5026-32.4.250
Subject(s) - outreach , workforce , nursing , economic shortage , nursing shortage , professional development , nurse education , medicine , medical education , political science , government (linguistics) , law , linguistics , philosophy
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.