Date of Conferral
8-23-2024
Date of Award
August 2024
Degree
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
School
Nursing
Advisor
Edna Hull
Abstract
The lack of mentorship for licensed practical nurses (LPN) in long-term care facilities can be stressful and challenging for a new hire nurse. Recognizing that mentoring is essential to achieve employee satisfaction, higher retention rates and the well-being of residents, the objective of this doctorate in nursing practice project was to create a staff education program and mentorship manual. Knowles’s adult learning theory; Benner’s novice to expert model; and the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation model served as the framework for developing the DNP project. The project was guided by the following question: Does a mentorship-focused educational intervention increase nurses’ knowledge and awareness of evidence-based strategies for collaborating with and guiding newly hired nurses. Evidence-based strategies on mentoring LPNs revealed three major themes: (a) positive learning environment, (b) role modeling, and (c) positive program results in one research article. Seven staff members participated in the staff education program, and pre- and posttest examinations were conducted before to and following the session. Exam scores revealed a statistically significant improvement in the participants’ knowledge and aware of evidence-based strategies for collaborating with and guiding newly hired nurses, with the mean score increasing from 90.00 in the pretest to 91.85 in the posttest. This project has the potential for positively impacting social change by increasing awareness of the mentoring requirements of newly hired LPNs and improving positive patients’ outcome.
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Tamika Tamara, "Educating Nurses on How to Mentor Newly Hired Licensed Practical Nurses" (2024). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 16161.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/16161
