Mentoring newly hired nurses can improve nurse retention and socialization within an organization. New hire orientation programs that includes mentoring have led to improved patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, and patient safety. Presently, a nurse orientation program at a small, rural hospital does not offer formatlized mentoring program due to lack of resources and intermittent hiring of staff. Implementation of a mentoring program would provide a consistent and appropriate nurse orientation. An e-mentoring program was developed by the principle investigator (PI) in coordination with the hospital’s nursing leaders. The objective of the project was to implement an electronic mentoring or e-mentoring nursing orientation program.
