Addressing the associate level nurse faculty shortage: Do job and mentoring satisfaction predict retention?

Introduction: Administrators and faculty at associate-level nursing programs face challenges retaining quali-fied faculty members. Job satisfaction and effective mentoring programs may increase retention. The frame-work for this study was Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory. The aim was to determine if job satisfaction and mentoring satisfaction levels could predict retention.Method: Full-time nursing faculty employed at state-approved associate-level nursing programs in the Mountain, Pacific, West North Central, and West South Central regions of the United States received an invi-tation to participate in this cross-sectional quantitative online survey. Multiple regression analysis was used to answer the research question.Results: There was a weak relationship between mentoring satisfaction and retention. There was a moderate, significant relationship between job satisfaction and retention. Job satisfaction predicted retention.Discussion: Administrators and faculty can improve job satisfaction among nursing faculty by addressing motivators (like recognition, advancement, and achievement) and hygiene factors (like salary and workload). Evidence-based mentoring programs may help improve nursing faculty job satisfaction and retention.(c) 2022 Organization for Associate Degree Nursing. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.