Assess and Workplace as a Learning Environment
MENTORSHIP PREPARATION | Assess and critically analysis your workplace as a learning environment and identify any changes you could make | |
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Appendix 1
SWOT analysis of my work place. A SWOT is an acronym for strength, weaknesses; Opportunities and Threats). A SWOT analysis is a successful way of examing your own mentorship role and helping you grow and move forwards.
Strengths
a) Good communication skills b) Good timekeeping c) Good team player d) Organisation skills e) Maturation f) Supportive g) Professional skills h) Well experienced
Weakness
a) No mentor’s knowledge b) Poor time management c) Find it hard to fill someone d) Unsure about teaching e) Lack of confidence about assessment f) Leaving things to the last minute Opportunities a) Attending the mentorship course b) Getting help from existing mentors and learn from them c) Good University link tutor d) Many students in area e) Good clinical learning environment Threats a) Stressful environment at time b) Few mentors in clinical areas c) Shortage of staff d) Time constraints
Introduction This essay aims at assessing my place of work as a learning environment and identifies any changes I could make to improve it. Making sure a clinical setting is a learning environment is a key role of the mentor, according to research (e.g. Darling, 1984, Philips et al: 2000).Under the domain creating an environment for learning. The NMC (2006) indicates that the mentor should be competent in creating an environment for learning, where practise is valued & developed, that provide, appropriate professional and interprofessional learning opportunities and support for learning to maximise success for individual. Nursing is a competence based profession and registered nurse or mentors are accountable for assessing students skills and knowledge in clinical
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Appendix 1
SWOT analysis of my work place. A SWOT is an acronym for strength, weaknesses; Opportunities and Threats). A SWOT analysis is a successful way of examing your own mentorship role and helping you grow and move forwards.
Strengths
a) Good communication skills b) Good timekeeping c) Good team player d) Organisation skills e) Maturation f) Supportive g) Professional skills h) Well experienced
Weakness
a) No mentor’s knowledge b) Poor time management c) Find it hard to fill someone d) Unsure about teaching e) Lack of confidence about assessment f) Leaving things to the last minute Opportunities a) Attending the mentorship course b) Getting help from existing mentors and learn from them c) Good University link tutor d) Many students in area e) Good clinical learning environment Threats a) Stressful environment at time b) Few mentors in clinical areas c) Shortage of staff d) Time constraints
Introduction This essay aims at assessing my place of work as a learning environment and identifies any changes I could make to improve it. Making sure a clinical setting is a learning environment is a key role of the mentor, according to research (e.g. Darling, 1984, Philips et al: 2000).Under the domain creating an environment for learning. The NMC (2006) indicates that the mentor should be competent in creating an environment for learning, where practise is valued & developed, that provide, appropriate professional and interprofessional learning opportunities and support for learning to maximise success for individual. Nursing is a competence based profession and registered nurse or mentors are accountable for assessing students skills and knowledge in clinical
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