Nurses nurturing nurses: outcomes and lessons learned.
Retention of new graduate nurses is a challenge for acute care agencies. The Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses sponsored a hospital-based formal mentorship program, Nurses Nurturing Nurses, for interested agencies. The outcomes and lessons learned from this project are presented.
Grindel
Cecelia Gatson
CG
Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Hagerstrom
Glenn
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