Development of a Mentoring Program to Increase Leadership Competency for Early Career Nurse Leaders: An Evidence Based Project
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2023-05
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The Ohio State University
Abstract
Early career nurse leaders (ECNL) often lack the leadership competencies necessary to support
staff and a healthy work environment (HWE). Deficits in competency leads to performance
problems, frustration, and intent to leave the role. The purpose of the evidence-based project was
on developing a mentoring program to improve leadership competency of ECNLs, to positively
impact job satisfaction, reduce burnout, and intent to leave. The mentoring program, based on the
American Organization of Nursing Leaders (AONL) essential competencies (2015), created a
structured approach for mentored support for ECNLs with less than three years of experience at
the selected hospital. Weekly mentored sessions focused on AONL's nurse manager learning
domains, case studies, lived experiences, and reflective journaling to relate theory to practice.
The mentoring program was evaluated utilizing the AONL Nurse Manager Assessment, Nursing
Workplace Satisfaction Questionnaire (NWSQ), Maslach Burnout Inventory-General Survey
(MBI-GS), and Houser's Intent to Leave survey. Data collected at baseline (N=7) was compared
to post-program (N=5) data showing improvements of 0.4 to 0.8 in leadership competency
domains, movement in three out of five participants' level of burnout, 18% increase in job
satisfaction, and 60% neutral response with intent to leave the role. The mentoring program data
shows positive improvements in competency, burnout, and job satisfaction, indicating a benefit
to ECNLs development and satisfaction in their role.
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Mentoring, Competency Development, Nurse Leaders