title: Generational mentoring.
abstract: Healthcare organizations struggle with the best way to integrate new staff members, including novice and experienced nurses returning to practice, into the organization. One way of accomplishing this integration is mentoring. Mentoring is a process of guiding the development of another person. The methods used to mentor staff members can be influenced by the generation to which they belong. Each generation typically experiences different events that shape their expectations and responses. Consideration of the influence of these events can improve the effectiveness of the mentoring process.
authors.affiliation: Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Della W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Stewart
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011158:Population Growth; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration; D012922:Social Change; D012944:Social Support; D012945:Social Values; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration