Attributes of Mentors as Perceived by Orthopaedic Nurses

Mentoring Practices Benefiting Pediatric Nurses

“…Most mentoring research is descriptive and focuses on the role aspects of mentors (Cameron-Jones & O'Hara, 1996;Chow & Suen, 2001;Darling, 1984;Fagan & Fagan, 1983;Harvey, 2012;Hayden, 2006;Neary, 2000;Walsh & Clements, 1995). There has been tremendous interest in mentoring of novice and advanced beginner staff nurses in Magnet® recognized hospitals, however, mentoring past the first year of practice has not been well addressed (Beecroft, Kunzman, & Krozek, 2001;Benner, 1984;Clarke-Gallagher & Coleman, 2004;Hom, 2003;Pinkerton, 2003;Rush, Adamack, Gordon, Lilly, & Janke, 2012).…”

A Collegial Mentoring Model for Nurse Educators

“…However, researchers have recognized that staff nurses provide mentoring to student nurses (Atkins & Williams, 1995;. Staff nurses often perceive that they are mentoring students (Walsh & Clements, 1995), when, in fact, they may be providing internship and preceptorship experiences for them. Ultimately, staff nurses and students determine the nature of their relationships.…”

Mentoring Benefits and Issues for Public Health Nurses

“…PHNs perceive mentoring to greatly influence their career development (Angelini, 1995) and public health organizations look upon mentoring as a method of enhancing diverse PHN skills. Through mentoring, costs of recruiting and retaining qualified PHNs may be reduced and these cost reductions can counter whatever administrative expenses are incurred with formal or informal mentoring programs (Carey & Campbell, 1994; Richard, 1999; Walsh & Clements, 1995).…”