Date of Award
Spring 2024
Document Type
Project – Full Written
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Committee Chair
Tina Lewis
Abstract
Objective: To implement weekly one-on-one touch bases between nursing leaders, such as managers and directors, with newly hired, new graduate nurses, up to 1 year after graduation to improve retention of those employees. The intent is to improve retention from a baseline of 23% in 2022.
Results: 35.8% of the newly hired nurses plan to remain in their current role for the next 2-3 years.
Conclusions: Almost 55% said that they strongly agreed with the touch base contributing to development/growth. This was the lowest scoring question and the most concerning related to retention. An overwhelming majority felt engaged and involved in their current role. Interestingly only 54% felt welcomed and inclusive, so engagement and involvement don’t necessarily suggest they have a sense of belonging. Feeling successful was also not a concern, as 67.9% strongly agreed that they were indeed successful in their current role. Of note, all participants either strongly agreed or agreed that they had a good relationship with their leader.
Recommended Citation
Cotton, Michelle, "Fostering Relationships Between New Graduate Nurses and Leadership to Increase Retention" (2024). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 108.
https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/nursing-dnp/108
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