title: Partners in nursing: a mentoring initiative to enhance nurse retention.
abstract: This article describes a community-based mentoring program, Partners in Nursing (PIN), which was developed as a collaborative effort to address the nursing workforce shortage.While the primary goal was to increase retention rates of new nurse graduates, the program also produced secondary benefits of professional development and outreach opportunities. Furthermore, through the creation of PIN, local resources were identified to support new graduates and cultivate leadership potential. While the program was deemed effective, continued research is needed to quantify the benefits of such programs so that similar initiatives can be successfully replicated.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, Maryland, USA. stacycottinghamrn@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Stacy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cottingham
authors.forename: Mary C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: DiBartolo
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Battistoni
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008396:Maryland; D008611:Mentors; D009729:Nursing; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012579:Schools, Nursing; D013192:Staff Development / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D000078329:Workforce