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- Title
Rural Mentorships in Health Care: Factors Influencing Their Development and Sustainability.
- Authors
Rohatinsky, Noelle; Udod, Sonia; Anonson, June; Rennie, Donna; Jenkins, Megan
- Abstract
Background: The need to recruit and retain health care providers remains a concern in rural communities. This project aimed to better understand what health care providers and senior leaders value in mentorship and determine the best way to implement a mentorship program in rural western Canada. Method: Health care providers and senior leaders from a rural health region were recruited through convenience and snowball sampling. Participants were interviewed using a semistructured interview guide, and data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Two main themes were revealed: rural mentorship challenges and facilitators. Challenges included administrative, scope of practice, and interpersonal, whereas facilitators included mentorship as a recruitment and retention strategy, openness and commitment, structured mentorship programs, and community influence. Conclusion: This information will enable administrators and educators to more successfully implement mentorship programs for a variety of health care professionals working within rural environments and facilitate staff development, recruitment, and retention.
- Subjects
CANADA; ATTITUDE (Psychology); EMPLOYEE recruitment; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; INTERVIEWING; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL personnel; MENTORING; NURSING practice; RURAL hospitals; STATISTICAL sampling; EMPLOYEE retention; JUDGMENT sampling; THEMATIC analysis; DATA analysis software
- Publication
Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 2018, Vol 49, Issue 7, p322
- ISSN
0022-0124
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3928/00220124-20180613-08