Background: 

In 2017, the National Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners (NANNP) recommended that organizations implement formalized mentoring programs for neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs). There is significant evidence to support that mentoring positively impacts nurse practitioners' job satisfaction and retention. However, there is a lack of evidence-based literature specific to NNP mentoring.

Purpose: 

Determine the impact of participation in the NANNP formalized mentoring program on job satisfaction and retention for novice and experienced NNPs in an academic medical center in Tennessee.

Methods: 

This quality improvement project utilized a secure online survey that included the Misener Nurse Practitioner Job Satisfaction Scale (MNPJSS) and 2 intent-to-stay items prior to implementation of a 6-month mentoring program. Neonatal intensive care unit nurse practitioners completed the same electronic survey at 3 intervals after program implementation to determine the impact of the mentoring program on job satisfaction and intent to stay.

Results: 

Project results identified a significant difference in MNPJSS scores for participants in a 6-month formal mentoring program using the NANNP tool kit. The MNPJSS scores moderately correlated with intent to stay at 1 year and strongly correlated with intent to stay at 3 years.

Implications for Practice: 

The results of this project support the positive impact of a formalized mentoring program on job satisfaction for new graduate nurse practitioners. Recognizing the challenge to recruit and retain NNPs, organizations should explore creative solutions to develop and support formalized mentoring programs.

Implications for Research: 

Further research is warranted to validate use of the NANNP tool kit in the establishment and evaluation of a formalized mentoring program.

Video abstract available at:https://journals.lww.com/advancesinneonatalcare/Pages/videogallery.aspx.

中文翻译：

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检查新生儿护士从业人员的工作满意度和留下意愿：指导的影响

背景： 

2017 年，全国新生儿执业护士协会 (NANNP) 建议各组织对新生儿执业护士 (NNP) 实施正式的指导计划。有大量证据表明，指导对护士从业人员的工作满意度和保留率产生积极影响。然而，缺乏专门针对 NNP 指导的循证文献。

目的： 

确定参与 NANNP 正式指导计划对田纳西州学术医疗中心的新手和经验丰富的 NNP 的工作满意度和保留率的影响。

方法： 

该质量改进项目在实施为期 6 个月的指导计划之前，利用了一项安全的在线调查，其中包括 Misener 护士从业者工作满意度量表 (MNPJSS) 和 2 个意向留下项目。新生儿重症监护病房护士在项目实施后每隔 3 次完成相同的电子调查，以确定指导项目对工作满意度和留下意愿的影响。

结果： 

项目结果发现，使用 NANNP 工具包进行为期 6 个月的正式指导计划的参与者的 MNPJSS 分数存在显着差异。MNPJSS 分数与停留 1 年的意愿中度相关，与停留 3 年的意愿强烈相关。

对实践的启示： 

该项目的结果支持正式的指导计划对新毕业护士从业人员的工作满意度产生积极影响。认识到招募和留住 NNP 的挑战，组织应探索创造性的解决方案来制定和支持正式的指导计划。

对研究的影响： 

需要进一步研究来验证 NANNP 工具包在建立和评估正式指导计划中的使用。

视频摘要可访问：https://journals.lww.com/advancesinneonatalcare/Pages/videogallery.aspx。