MENTORING OUTCOMES FOLLOWING NURSING ORIENTATION PROGRAMS IN A CRITICAL CARE/TEACHING HOSPITAL (PRECEPTORSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CAREER).
Contributors: Peabody College For Teachers Of Vanderbilt University.
Published: 1985
Number of pages: 108
Subjects: Education, Health.; Health Sciences, Nursing.
Description: The purpose of this study was to investigate mentoring outcomes for the protege, the mentor, and the organization in a critical care/teaching hospital following a formalized mentoring program called nurse intern program. Protege outcomes were examined on three variables: educational achievement, professional identity, and extended job responsibilities. Responses to a registered nurse career development questionnaire were compared between 42 former nurse interns and 55 nonintern nurses. Data analysis for protege outcomes were calculated by a t test and revealed no significant differences between the groups on any of the variables at the .05 level of significance.

The mentor outcome was examined by comparing responses between 24 head nurse mentors in the nurse intern program and 22 nonmentor head nurses to a standard measure of professional burnout. Data analysis for the mentor outcome was calculated by a t test at .05 level of significance on three variables: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal accomplishment. The two groups were not significantly different in their responses on the burnout inventory with the following exceptions: The experimental group responded significantly more often on the intensity of emotional exhaustion, the frequency and intensity of depersonalization items.

Organizational outcomes related to employment retention and absenteeism rates between former nurse interns and nonintern nurses were not determined. A chi-square test for differences between former nurse interns and nonintern nurses in their hierarchical classification revealed no differences at the .05 level of significance.

More research is needed to evaluate the relationship of mentoring to the nursing profession. Additional studies are necessary to define the role of mentoring to female career success or satisfaction, to determine the relationship of mentoring to a predominantly female dominated profession, and to evaluate mentoring outcome measures for participants in human service organizations.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-11, Section: A, page: 3258.

Thesis (ED.D.)--PEABODY COLLEGE FOR TEACHERS OF VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, 1985.

School code: 0074.