title: A retention strategy for newly graduated nurses: an integrative review of orientation programs.
abstract: To address nurse recruitment and retention issues, hospitals have increased the number of newly graduated nurses in their hiring pools and have simultaneously established orientation programs for those nurses. Structured orientation programs facilitate newly graduated nurse transition from novice to advanced beginner. The outcome of these programs is twofold: First, they promote the confidence and competency level of new nurses in providing patient care, and second, they increase nurse retention. This literature review presents the most useful interventions used in the programs that reported positive affects on new nurses.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. mihyunp@email.unc.edu
authors.forename: Mihyun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Cheryl B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004506:Education, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology / Q000600:supply & distribution; D009729:Nursing; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research / Q000379:methods*; D010560:Personnel Selection; D010563:Personnel Turnover; D011231:Preceptorship; D016730:Program Development; D012649:Self Concept; D013192:Staff Development; D000078329:Workforce