The Effectiveness of Mentoring Junior Nurses in improving Patient's Nursing Care: A Narrative Review
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The current healthcare landscape underscores the need to support and mentor junior nurses to ensure they can provide efficient patient care. This review evaluates how well mentorship affects job satisfaction and psychosocial outcomes for junior nurses. Studies published between 2000 and 2023 in English from databases like PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct, and Medline were reviewed. The review included cross-sectional, quantitative descriptive correlational, and quasi-experimental design studies involving junior less than five years of experience as a nurse. The study included 1374 participants in 5 studies, demonstrating that mentoring significantly affects job satisfaction and quality nursing care (p < 0.05). Higher job satisfaction correlates with better patient outcomes, increased retention, and less turnover. Trust, respect, and role modelling are critical psychosocial factors (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Effective mentorship is vital for junior nurses, suggesting for the development of mentorship programs that focus on job satisfaction and psychological support.
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