Table 3-b.

Characteristics of included studies - quasi-experimental study form.

STUDY	COUNTRY	SETTING/CONTEXT	PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS	GROUPS	OUTCOMES MEASURED	MAIN DESCRIPTION OF RESULTS
MILLER CM, MEYER K, RIEMANN LA, CARTER BT, BRANT JM. 2023.	Northwest Region, United States	3 Times Magnet Designated Hospital	Newly Employed Nurses. Female = 87.7%, Male = 12.3% Mean Age 28.5 Years	Seven Cohorts. Total = 106, Nurse Resident = 77, Control Group = 29	Readiness For Practice, Improved Nurse Retention, And Higher Job Satisfaction Compared with Standard Orientation.	The Retention Rate of Nurse Residents Was 77.27% for the Three Cohorts Enrolled In 2016. 90.20% For the Three Cohorts Enrolled In 2017. And 89.71% For the Cohort Enrolled In 2018.
SALMOND SW, CADMUS E, BLACK KK, BOHNARCZYK N, HASSLER L. 2017.	New Jersey, US	Long-Term Care Facility	Newly Hired Graduate RN Female 75%, Male 11.1%	Two Cohorts, N = 36	Retention, Nurse Resident Confidence, Clinical Practice	The current nurse residency program experienced an 86% retention rate through the first 12 months.
PILLAI S, MANISTER NN, COPPOLO MT, DUCEY MS, MCMANUS-PENZERO J. 2018.	Northeastern, US	305 Bed, Acute Care, Tertiary Hospital Magnet Designated Hospital	Age Range 21–62 Female 88.3%, Male 1.7% Newly Licensed Nurses with Less Than One-Year Experience	20 Cohorts N = 241 Nurse Residents	Retention Rate	Out of the 241-nurse resident, 212 nurses were retained after one year with retention rate of 96% the gems home grown program retention rates were higher than vendor based programs.