NR505 SUMMARY TABLES RESEARCH SUMMARY TABLE 1 Research Summary Table: Mentorship Program and New Nurse Graduate Retention

RESEARCH SUMMARY TABLE 1 Research Summary Table: Mentorship Program and New Nurse Graduate Retention Author (year) Purpose Sample/Number of Participants (provide descriptive statistics) Design Level of Evidence Findings (provide any inferential statistics) Limitations Dyess & Parker (2012) To determine if a mentor program assisted in the transition of newly licensed nurses and the effect of skills and retention. Convenience sample (N=109) newly licensed nurses participating in the Novice Nurse Leadership Institute (NNLI) program. Study took place at 13 community sized organizations. Mean age was 32 years old with majority between 25 and 45 years. Quantitative data collected and measured using Nursing Evaluation Competency Assessment (NECA) that measured practices using five subscales. Student Leadership Practice Inventory (SLPI) was used to measure leadership skills Level VI: evidence from a single descriptive study Strong relation between having mentor program and nurse retention. 100% of the 109 participants remain in nursing with 80% with same employer. 6% relocated with family, 3% went on to higher education, 5.5% changed employment positions and 5.5% left for dissatisfaction No other community programs existed for comparison, small study sample to be used as an overall generalization for a profession as a whole. Mariani (2012) Determine the effect of a mentor program and in the intent to stay on the job Random sample through 9 regions of United States (n=173). 722 surveys originally sent out but only 173 returned. 6 disincluded due to age greater than 55 years and 10 not currently employed A descriptive and comparative study to describe mentor programs and how it will effect nurse retention Level VI: evidence from a descriptive/ comparison study Data collected through surveys using Mariani Nursing Career Satisfaction Scale (MNCSS). Found no evidence to prove theory. 89.79% intended to stay and were mentored. 86.35% intended to stay but did not participate. Low return rate of surveys 27%, had projected return of 60%. Cost of mailing could limit amount of surveys sent. Population was a limitation because there was no criteria who received surveys. Self-assessment survey whom personal ideas of what a m