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Effectiveness of a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Residency Program on Retention
Luc R Pelletier1, Chandra Vincent2, Loralie Woods3
11 Luc R. Pelletier, MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital, San Diego, CA; University of San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.
Background:
Nurse residency programs (NRPs) provide new graduate nurses (NGNs) with social support and experiential activities as a formal transition to clinical practice.
Aims:
The study was conducted to answer the question: What is the effectiveness of an NRP in retaining NGNs in a psychiatric-mental health setting?
Method:
This study used a quantitative time-sequenced comparative study of multiple cohorts of NGNs hired into an NRP at a freestanding hospital in California.
Results:
The study yielded a turnover rate of 11.7% in Year 1 (88.3% retention) and 2.9% in Year 2 (97.1% retention rate), which are lower than reported turnover rates (17.5% and 33.5%, respectively). Significant correlations are described in the workplace domains of knowledge and skills, social support, organizational citizenship behavior, civility, coping self-efficacy, organizational and occupational commitment, person-organizational fit, and burnout.
Conclusions:
NRPs are effective in attracting and retaining competent, confident NGNs in psychiatric-mental health nursing.
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