Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 5-12 , January 2012

How a Faculty Group's Peer Mentoring of Each Other's Scholarship Can Enhance Retention and Recruitment

  • Kathleen T. Heinrich, RN, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Principal, K T H Consulting, Guilford, CT 06437
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Dr. Heinrich: K T H Consulting, 18 Meriden Street, Guilford, CT 06437.
  • ,
  • Melinda G. Oberleitner, RN, DNS, APRN, CNS

      Affiliations

    • Associate Dean, College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions, Lafayette, LA
    • Professor, Department of Nursing, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, P.O. Box 43810, Lafayette, LA 70504-3810

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doi: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2011.06.002

Journal of Professional Nursing
Volume 28, Issue 1 , Pages 5-12 , January 2012