Valerie Douglas and colleagues present qualitative findings from a study of the support nurses need when they supervise and assess pre-registration students
Pre-registration education programmes provide nursing students with the skills and knowledge to become safe and proficient practitioners. Assessment of students’ competence is a fundamental part of these programmes and mentors play a crucial role. Mentors are registered nurses who have completed an appropriate mentorship programme in an approved higher education institution, and their main role includes teaching, supervising and assessing students’ clinical competence. The role can be demanding and stressful, and mentors must maintain their workloads while supporting students.
This article reports the results of the qualitative findings of a survey of mentorship practices (
Nursing Management. 23, 1, 34-37. doi: 10.7748/nm.23.1.34.s29
Correspondence Peer reviewThis article has been subject to double-blind review and has been checked using antiplagiarism software
Conflict of interestNone declared
Received: 10 November 2015
Accepted: 02 February 2016
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