“…Methods for promoting confidence and assisting positive enrichment include peer groups (Duphily, 2011;West et al, 2009), on-line discussion and connection (Duphily, 2011;Peters & Boylston, 2006;West et al, 2009), development of a reference manual (Pierangeli, 2006), and clinical teaching in hospital where employed (Parslow, 2008). Other formal mentoring designs for clinical nursing have incorporated Blackboard (West et al, 2009), an on-line semester mentoring course encompassing components of curriculum, simulation, and evaluation methods (Bell-Scriber & Morton, 2009), and formal faculty practicum workshops to the clinical unit and orientation programs (Hutchinson, Tate, Torbeck, & Smith, 2011).…”