Early Nurse Career Coaching to Impact Retention of Pediatric Nurses
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Early career nurses with one to two years of experience are offered little or no structured support at the conclusion of orientation or a Nurse Residency Program. During this period, nurses often contemplate the next steps in their nursing career without guidance or resources for professional development, sometimes leaving an organization and decreasing retention. The purpose of the quantitative quasi-experimental study was to determine if career coaching focused on professional development and mentorship would (a) improve retention and (b) improve engagement of pediatric nurses with one to two years of experience during a six-month period at a large, metropolitan hospital. The primary outcome of retention rates was measured at project completion of participants and non-participants for comparative data. The secondary outcome of engagement scores was assessed by project participants using the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES-9), a work engagement survey, before the career coaching session for baseline data collection and at project completion for outcome data. Although project outcome measures did not show statistically significant differences, participant retention, and engagement scores increased over the project timeline. Subjective feedback was positive on both timeliness and impact on professional and career development. Increasing nurse retention has a positive impact on professional, financial, and patient care outcomes for nurses and the healthcare community.
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