The UC Davis Medical Center Mentoring for Success Program

Purpose

To support nurses and enhance transitions into specialty nursing areas for new graduate, transfer, and re-entry nurses.
To increase the retention of UC Davis Medical Center nurses.
To enhance nurse's cultural competence/ sensitivity.
To support nurses desiring to obtain specialty certification by providing books and review materials for national examinations (an optional component).

Clinical mentoring for one year by an experienced RN at UC Davis Medical Center.
Online education program
Nurses select to complete any two of the available online modules (topics include palliative care, family violence/child abuse, working with patients with HIV illness, substance abuse, homelessness, or mental illness, and interacting in a culturally competent manner with underserved patients).
Nurses select to receive either continuing education credit and/bachelor's level elective credit or master's level elective credit from California State University, Sacramento.
Patient simulation training on how to manage crisis situations: two one-hour sessions per year.
Mentee groups. Nurses attend any six one-hour group meetings with other mentees per year to discuss clinical challenges encountered in practice. Meetings are held Friday mornings from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Mentor groups. Mentors attend any six one-hour meetings with other mentors per year to discuss methods of effective mentoring. Meetings are held Friday mornings from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.
Evaluations. Mentees complete three one-hour online evaluations of the residency program per year.
PAID CLASS TIME IS AVAILABLE FOR PROGRAM ACTIVITIES