title: Retention technique #4. Developing retention strategies within your internship program.
abstract: Internship programs are a well-established method of recruiting and preparing nurses for practice in critical care. This author describes how to incorporate strategies into a program that may enhance the retention of the nurse, following the internship program.
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authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D003422:Critical Care / Q000451:nursing*; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007397:Internship, Nonmedical; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education*; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D011231:Preceptorship; D000078329:Workforce