Bridging the Gap: The effects of a mentorship program in novice nurses willingness to remain in the profession

Authors

  • Jacqueline Witter
  • Elsa Sofia Morote

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18041/1794-5232/cultrua.2013v10n1.2079

Keywords:

Mentors, Nursing, Nurses, In service training

Abstract

To evaluate the effects of an 8-week mentorship program in fifty novice medical surgical nurses, with less than three years of experience, in their willingness to remain in the profession, from an acute care hospital in New York.

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Published

2013-06-01

How to Cite

Bridging the Gap: The effects of a mentorship program in novice nurses willingness to remain in the profession. (2013). Cultura, 10(1), 6-16. https://doi.org/10.18041/1794-5232/cultrua.2013v10n1.2079