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Nursing Retention in the Era of a Nursing Shortage

Journal for Nurses in Staff DevelopmentPublished 1 November 2006
Bernadette Zucker, Carol Goss, Debora Williams, Laura Bloodworth, Michelle Lynn, Audria Denker
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TL;DR

Norton Healthcare has launched Norton Navigators, an 18-month mentoring program that matches recent nursing school graduates with experienced nurses that has improved Norton Healthcare's retention rate of new nurses and reduced the overall turnover rate for new graduates.

Abstract

Norton Healthcare has launched Norton Navigators, an 18-month mentoring program that matches recent nursing school graduates with experienced nurses. The program has improved Norton Healthcare's retention rate of new nurses and reduced the overall turnover rate for new graduates. Other benefits include saving 40,000 dollars per retained nurse, higher patient satisfaction, and an increase in recruitment.

Keywords

Nursing