title: Essentials of neophyte mentorship in relation to the faculty shortage.
abstract: Given the nursing faculty shortage, innovative strategies are needed to attract and retain talented individuals in the academic setting. Mentoring programs have a positive effect on nursing clinicians turned educators. A successful mentoring relationship guides the neophyte educator into a successful teaching career through better adjustment and professional academic advancement. Ten essential ingredients of effective mentoring programs are presented based on the lived experience of a protégé and mentor and a review of mentoring literature. Positive outcomes of successful mentoring programs for the neophyte educator include a collegial relationship with the mentor, improved job satisfaction in a faculty role, improved quality of nursing education, and retention in the nursing education profession.
authors.affiliation: Clinical, University of Utah College of Nursing, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA. jackie.smith@nurs.utah.edu
authors.forename: Jackie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zsohar
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000600:supply & distribution; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008611:Mentors; D014481:United States