Effect of Mentored Relationships on Satisfaction and Intent to Stay of CompanyGrade U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Nurses

摘要

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of mentoring on company gradeU.S. Army Reserve (USAR) nurses and the strategic implications. The effect of mentorship on professional socialization, job satisfaction and intent to stay were examined using the adapted framework of Hunt and Michael, Dreher's Mentoring Scale, Hoppock's Job Satisfaction Scale, and Price's Intent to Stay Scale. The study population was 300 USAR nurses from Troop Program Units (TPU), Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) assignments and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). The overall response rate was 57%, with 72 of the 171 respondents reporting at least one mentored experience. Mentored nurses reported more satisfaction and a higher intent to stay than non-mentored nurses, with no significant difference between organizational assignments. The non-mentored IRR group reported significantly less satisfaction and intent to stay than IMA or TPU nurses. Recommendations are made for continued research and encouragement of mentoring as an item of command interest.