The application of the growth mentor program in the standardized training of the new nurses

Abstract

Objectives To explore the effects of applying growth mentor program in the training of new nurses. Methods By convenient sampling, the newly recruited nurses who signed official employment contract with the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University were selected as subject. A total of 756 nurses who enrolled from 2008 to 2012 were put into the control group and 812 nurses enrolled from 2013 to 2017 were in the observation group. The control group received routine training while the observation group received the training of the growth mentor program. The two groups was compared in the resignation rate, annual assessment scores, and patients' satisfaction. Results The differences in resignation rate between the observation group (0.37%) and the control group (1.06%) were statistical significant (P<0.01) . The annual assessment scores of the observation group (88.63±2.17) and patients' satisfaction (96.78±1.76) were all higher than the control group with statistical significance (P<0.01) . Conclusions The establishment and implementation of the new nurses' growth mentor program can significantly reduce the nurses' resignation rate, improve the nurses' professional skills and patients' satisfaction, therefore the program should be widely applied in new nurses' training in hospitals. Key words: Nurses; New nurses; Growth mentor program; Resignation rate; Professional skills; Humanity care