title: Nursing retention in the era of a nursing shortage: Norton Navigators.
abstract: Norton Healthcare has launched Norton Navigators, an 18-month mentoring program that matches recent nursing school graduates with experienced nurses. The program has improved Norton Healthcare's retention rate of new nurses and reduced the overall turnover rate for new graduates. Other benefits include saving 40,000 dollars per retained nurse, higher patient satisfaction, and an increase in recruitment.
authors.affiliation: Norton Healthcare, Louisville, Kentucky 40065, USA.
authors.forename: Bernadette
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zucker
authors.forename: Carol
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goss
authors.forename: Debora
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bloodworth
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lynn
authors.forename: Audria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Denker
authors.forename: Janice D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Gibbs
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005639:Frustration; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007629:Kentucky; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology; D017145:Models, Educational; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009013:Morale; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010563:Personnel Turnover / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D035502:Trust