title: Mentorship: increasing retention probabilities.
abstract: Retaining nurses is a significant workforce issue. Experienced nurses in particular are getting harder to retain within hospitals and the discipline at large. One solution to boost retention is to give serious attention to professional socialization activities through contemporary nurse mentorship experiences. The authors contend that contemporary mentoring programmes, targeting developmental quality of life issues of the expert nurse, would appreciably benefit retention programmes within the hospital environment.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO 80639, USA.
authors.forename: Debra Woodard
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Leners
authors.forename: Vicki W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Connor
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fenton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000458:organization & administration; D015279:Organizational Culture; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration; D011788:Quality of Life / Q000523:psychology; D012951:Socialization; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology