Download or read book The Effect of Mentorship on Role Strain and Intention to Leave Among Nursing Faculty written by Donnamarie Flumignan and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The nursing shortage is expected to peak in the United States in the next few years, further necessitating the need for increased capacity at the nation’s schools of nursing. However, the shortage in nurses is also reflected in nursing academia, where faculty vacancies are prevalent nationwide. This study examines the correlation between mentorship programs and the amount of role strain and intent to leave amongst novice educators. How nursing faculty describe mentoring and role strain in the various dimensions is the fundamental question of this survey. Recent studies acknowledge that the transition process into academia is fraught with uncertainty and stress and that mentorship, when provided, significantly assists novice faculty in their development and transition to their new role. Studies support that guidance from peers and strong mentoring are invaluable in assisting novice faculty in transitioning to their new role in academia. The instrument utilized was based on Mobily’s Role Strain Scale (1991); however, the instrument was modified by grouping questions by factors for ease of participants. A web-based survey generated data that indicated that more than half the study participants had the benefit of working with a mentor when a novice. Findings show the importance of a mentorship relationship as one of the primary considerations that impact the amount of role strain and intent to leave among nursing faculty, regardless of experience level. As the nursing shortage intensifies, it will be essential to retain qualified nursing faculty. Simply hiring nursing faculty without planning for their support, development, and growth will not sustain the needs of nursing schools nationwide. Mentorship programs, when utilized, can assist in this transition process, and as this study has shown, can lead to retention of faculty, by decreasing their overall stress or role strain and by decreasing their intent to leave the academic environment.