Mentoring programs can enhance nursing satisfaction, improve retention, ensure optimal patient outcomes, and may have a positive organizational effect in developing leadership skills in nursing. In this study, the effects of a formal mentoring program were explored on a sample of 18 professional nurse leaders (nine mentors and nine proteges) at a university hospital in Turkey. After receiving a formal mentoring training program, mentors and proteges were paired with each other for a 6-month monitoring period. An overall assessment revealed both mentors and proteges perceived benefits from the mentoring program. The formal mentoring program created positive change in leadership behaviors for both mentors and proteges and contributed toward relational job learning for mentors and personal skill development for proteges. Suggestions are provided for the integration of formal mentoring programs into the organizational culture.

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通过指导为土耳其临床护士提供领导力发展计划。

指导计划可以提高护理满意度，改善保留率，确保最佳患者结局，并且可能在培养护理领导技能方面发挥积极的组织作用。在这项研究中，对土耳其某大学医院的18位专业护士长（9位导师和9位专业护士）的样本进行了探索，探讨了正式指导计划的效果。在接受了正式的指导培训计划后，指导者和产品彼此配对，为期6个月的监测期。总体评估显示，导师和专业人士都可以从导师计划中受益。正式的指导计划为指导者和专业人士的领导行为创造了积极的变化，并为指导者的关系工作学习和专业技能的发展做出了贡献。