Graduation Year
2018
Degree Type
Open Access Capstone
Document Type
Capstone
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
Nursing
Department Name when Degree Awarded
Baccalaureate and Graduate Nursing
First Advisor
Donna J. Corley
Department Affiliation
Nursing
Second Advisor
Mary Clements
Department Affiliation
Nursing
Third Advisor
Tonja Williams
Department Affiliation
Nursing
Abstract
Nurse turnover is a national problem with the potential to affect quality of care and patient outcomes. A Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTACH) with nurse turnover rates above the national average as high as 28% sought to address this problem. A review of the literature identified nurse mentor programs increasing registered nurse (RN) satisfaction and decreasing turnover. Therefore, the purpose of this project was to implement a mentor program for newly hired RNs. Mentors were paired with new RNs for a four-week program. Pre and post intervention data were collected via the McCloskey Mueller Nurse Satisfaction Survey (MMSS) and the Intent to Stay in Job Survey (ITS). Although results of paired samples t-test were not found to be statistically significant
Copyright
2018 Regina L. Masters
Recommended Citation
Masters, Regina, "A Nurse Mentor Program in a Long Term ACUTE Care Hospital" (2018). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 46.
https://encompass.eku.edu/dnpcapstones/46
IRB Approval Number (if applicable)
IRB Approved January 4, 2018
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