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dc.contributor.authorMills, Jane
dc.contributor.authorFrancis, Karen
dc.contributor.authorBonner, Ann
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-18T03:19:56Z
dc.date.available2020-12-18T03:19:56Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.issn0020-7489
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2006.12.003
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/400375
dc.description.abstractBackground: Mentoring is often proposed as a solution to the problem of successfully recruiting and retaining nursing staff. The aim of this constructivist grounded theory study was to explore Australian rural nurses' experiences of mentoring. Design: The research design used was reflexive in nature resulting in a substantive, constructivist grounded theory study. Participants: A national advertising campaign and snowball sampling were used to recruit nine participants from across Australia. Participants were rural nurses who had experience in mentoring others. Methods: Standard grounded theory methods of theoretical sampling, concurrent data collection and analysis using open, axial and theoretical coding and a story line technique to develop the core category and category saturation were used. To cultivate the reflexivity required of a constructivist study, we also incorporated reflective memoing, situational analysis mapping techniques and frame analysis. Data was generated through eleven interviews, email dialogue and shared situational mapping. Results: Cultivating and growing new or novice rural nurses using supportive relationships such as mentoring was found to be an existing, integral part of experienced rural nurses' practice, motivated by living and working in the same communities. Getting to know a stranger is the first part of the process of cultivating and growing another. New or novice rural nurses gain the attention of experienced rural nurses through showing potential or experiencing a critical incidence. Conclusions: The problem of retaining nurses is a global issue. Experienced nurses engaged in clinical practice have the potential to cultivate and grow new or novice nurses-many already do so. Recognising this role and providing opportunities for development will help grow a positive, supportive work environment that nurtures the experienced nurses of tomorrow.
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom599
dc.relation.ispartofpageto607
dc.relation.ispartofissue4
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Nursing Studies
dc.relation.ispartofvolume45
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.keywordsScience & Technology
dc.subject.keywordsLife Sciences & Biomedicine
dc.subject.keywordsgrounded theory
dc.subject.keywordsmentor/mentoring
dc.titleGetting to know a stranger - rural nurses' experiences of mentoring: A grounded theory
dc.typeJournal article
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMills, J; Francis, K; Bonner, A, Getting to know a stranger - rural nurses' experiences of mentoring: A grounded theory, International Journal of Nursing Studies, 2008, 45 (4), pp. 599-607
dcterms.dateAccepted2006-12-01
dcterms.licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.date.updated2020-12-18T03:18:08Z
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