Table 2 Overview of results
Overview of results | Number of articles (N=), percent of total (%) |
|---|---|
Goal of mentoring program | N= 69 |
 Strengthen a type of clinical care | N = 30 (43%) |
 Promote evidence-based practice | N = 11 (16%) |
 Promote retention | N = 8 (12%) |
 New graduate nurse transition to practice | N = 8 (12%) |
 Leadership development | N = 5 (7%) |
 Other | N = 7 (10%) |
Scale of facility-based mentoring | N= 55* *Articles about facility-based mentoring |
 One facility | N = 23 (42%) |
 2–10 facilities | N = 11 (20%) |
 10–50 facilities | N = 12 (22%) |
 50–100 facilities | N = 4 (7%) |
 Over 100 facilities | N = 5 (9%) |
Number of mentors | N= 69 |
 0 to 10 | N = 13 (19%) |
 10 to 50 | N = 8 (11%) |
 50 to 100 | N = 4 (6%) |
 Over 100 | N = 4 (6%) |
 Unspecified/unable to determine | N = 40 (58%) |
Number of mentees | N= 69 |
 0 to 10 | N = 8 (11%) |
 10 to 50 | N = 17 (25%) |
 50 to 100 | N = 4 (6%) |
 Over 100 | N = 9 (13%) |
 Unspecified/unable to determine | N = 31 (45%) |
Frequency of contact | N= 69 |
 Unspecified | N = 27 (39%) |
 At least once (some multiple) within 1 month | N = 27 (39%) |
 At least once (some multiple) within 2 months | N = 10 (15%) |
 Reported based on total hours or contact time | N = 4 (6%) |
 Other | N = 1 (1%) |
Duration of mentoring | N =69 |
 Under 3 months | N = 6 (9%) |
 3 months to 6 months | N = 7 (10%) |
 6 months to 1 year | N = 13 (19%) |
 1 year or longer | N = 24 (35%) |
 Unspecified | N = 19 (28%) |