Mentorship: Increasing retention probabilities

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 652-654

  Leners, Debra Woodard ^a   Wilson, Vicki W ^a   Connor, Peggy ^b   Fenton, Joanne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO   (United States)

^b North Colorado Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Leadership; Management; Mentorship; Recruitment; Retention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIALIZATION; STATISTICS; TEACHER; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; LEADERSHIP; MENTORS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; PRECEPTORSHIP; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIALIZATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33750373805     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2934.2006.00641.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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