Date
2-29-2024
Department
School of Nursing
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Chair
Debra M Maddox
Keywords
nurse faculty retention, mentoring, nurse faculty, retention, intent to leave, formal mentoring programs
Disciplines
Education | Nursing
Recommended Citation
Livingston, Lisa, "The Effect of Formal Mentorship Programs on Nurse Faculty Retention: An Integrative Review" (2024). Doctoral Dissertations and Projects. 5220.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/doctoral/5220
Abstract
The nursing shortage has been a hot topic for decades, and literature supports a need to address this issue. Although faculty are critical to educating the nurses of the future, the shortage has impacted nurse faculty numbers as well. Nursing shortages are predicted to increase over the next decade. Evidenced-based interventions are critical to help sustain the nursing workforce. This integrative review highlights the importance of formal mentorship programs for new nurse faculty as a retention strategy for use by administrators of schools of nursing.
