Improving the Nursing Faculty Environment Through Mentorship

Key Points

• The aim is to explore how mentorship programs can improve the work environment for nursing faculty and enhance retention.
• Implemented faculty mentorship programs in nursing education settings.
• Evaluated mentorship's effects on faculty satisfaction and retention rates.
• Assessed academic culture improvements through qualitative and quantitative measures.
• Increased faculty retention rate by 25% within the mentorship group (HR 1.25, 95% CI 1.10-1.45, p=0.002).
• Improved faculty satisfaction scores significantly from baseline (mean increase 3.2 points, p<0.001).
• Enhanced sense of community and support noted by 80% of participants in qualitative feedback.