Navigator: Mentoring Resources
Multimedia, Soft-cover book and CD-ROM (NANN, 2006)
Karen Goldschmidt, RNC MSN
Linda Goss, RN MSN
Phyllis Slutsky, RN MEd

Navigator: Mentoring Resources is a peer mentoring program designed to provide formal support for novice nurses for 6 months beyond the orientation period. This program takes orientation a step beyond development of the novice nurse’s technical and critical-thinking skills, addressing the need for interpersonal skill development. Developed at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Navigator is designed to

• help novice nurses adapt to the organizational environment of their new role
• train experienced nurses in necessary communication skills so they can serve as mentors
• ultimately, increase retention rates of nurses.

The publication includes a soft-cover book with sections on

• implementing the Navigator Program
• program history at CHOP
• the Navigator Mentoring Workshop Facilitator’s Guide.

The CD-ROM consists of seven PowerPoint presentations for use in your own Navigator Mentoring Training Program:

• Appreciative Inquiry: Passing the Torch
• Clarifying Roles: Preceptor, Navigator, and Mentor Parts 1 and 2
• Feedback and Coaching: Skills to Help with Navigation
• The Multigenerational Workforce: Welcome to Generation Y
• Novice Program Overview
• Phases of Mentoring Relationships: Ideas and Pitfalls

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