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  • Mentor evaluation of a year-long mentorship program: a quality improvement initiative

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    van Eps, MA
    Cooke, M
    Creedy, DK
    Walker, R
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Walker, Rachel M.
    Cooke, Marie L.
    Creedy, Debra K.
    Year published
    2006
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    This paper presents twenty-three mentors' perceptions of their role in a year-long peer-mentorship program during the period 1999 - 2002. The majority of mentors were clinical specialists, had bachelor degrees and over 5 years clinical experience. The mentorship program was informed by the Deming Cycle of Plan, Do, Check and Act. This quality improvement framework was used to evaluate the mentorship program from the mentors' perspective. Information was gathered through surveys, and focus group discussions. Responses were analysed to identify three themes of 'Enhancing student learning outcomes', 'Time and resources' and ...
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    This paper presents twenty-three mentors' perceptions of their role in a year-long peer-mentorship program during the period 1999 - 2002. The majority of mentors were clinical specialists, had bachelor degrees and over 5 years clinical experience. The mentorship program was informed by the Deming Cycle of Plan, Do, Check and Act. This quality improvement framework was used to evaluate the mentorship program from the mentors' perspective. Information was gathered through surveys, and focus group discussions. Responses were analysed to identify three themes of 'Enhancing student learning outcomes', 'Time and resources' and 'Personal and professional growth'. Mentors perceived their role as valuable in students' education and development. Despite concerns regarding adequate time and resources for an effective mentoring program, mentors acknowledged benefits to themselves in terms of personal and professional growth. Their vision and commitment to nursing was also evident in the perceived benefits of the program for the profession.
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    Journal Title
    Collegian
    Volume
    13
    Issue
    2
    Publisher URI
    http://www.rcna.org.au/
    Copyright Statement
    © 2006 Royal College of Nursing, Australia. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher.Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
    Subject
    Nursing
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/14281
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