Nursing: Preparation for mentorship

Type :

Term papers

Pages :

11 pages

Format :

.doc

Published date :

07/03/2009

Category :

Social studies

Sub category :

Educational studies

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Summary :

Introduction
The learning needs
Self awareness and being a role model
Management of the learning environment
Prevalence of research to support learning in practice
Procedures used for assessment of student skills
Conclusion
References

Abstract

The following discussion will look at the role of the mentor within the nursing profession and utilize my experience as an associate mentor to date to explore the issues raised. The nursing and Midwifery Council (2007) considers a mentor as being a registered nurse who is a facilitator of a student's learning and supervises and assesses the student nurses placed under their care. The nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) further outlines 8 areas of competency that a mentor must achieve in order to fulfill their role to an adequate standard. These are: Establishing effective working relationships, Facilitation of learning, Assessment and accountability, Evaluation of learning, creating an environment for learning, Context of practice, Evidence-based practice and Leadership.

These areas will be explored further in the body of this discussion. They will be consolidated into five topics which although discussed separately cannot be considered in isolation, as one influences the other. These are: identifying learning needs, self-awareness, being a role model, managing the learning environment, the prevalence of research to support learning in practice and the procedures used for assessment of student skills. The location of this learning process is in a tertiary hospital neonatal intensive care unit.