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. 2024 May-Jun;40(3):149-155.
doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000001052. Epub 2024 Apr 10.

An Analysis of Orientation and Preceptorship Influence on Nurse Job Satisfaction Across Two States

Kathryn Robinson, Robert Cavanaugh, Rebecca Dias, Alexandra Peary, Ryan Johnson, Vikram Rao, Breac Baker, Kelley Strout, Rhonda Board, Brianne Olivieri-Mui

An Analysis of Orientation and Preceptorship Influence on Nurse Job Satisfaction Across Two States

Kathryn Robinson et al. J Nurses Prof Dev. 2024 May-Jun.

Abstract

A large public nursing data set was used to determine whether orientation and/or preceptor programs impact job satisfaction among registered nurses in Maine and Massachusetts. There was no association between orientation and preceptor programs and satisfaction, nor evidence that new nurse status modified the relationship. There is a need for evaluation of orientation and preceptor programs' structure and effectiveness, and innovation is needed in promoting job satisfaction, thereby increasing nurse retention.

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