Tool kit for the staff mentor: Strategies for improving retention

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 210-213

  Butler, Martha R ^a   Felts, Joan ^b  

^a Southwestern College   (United States)

^b NEWMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TEACHER; THINKING; TRUST; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; JOB SATISFACTION; KANSAS; MENTORS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THINKING; TRUST; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33750583982     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20060901-10     Document Type: Review

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