Mentorship Nursing
The following assignment will be written in first person as it is reflective in nature. Bulman and Schutz (2004) agree that to learn from an experience practitioners should go beyond description and reflect on that experience. The aim of this piece is to reflect on my role as a mentor and demonstrate my awareness of the responsibilities involved, whilst paying particular attention to the required learning outcomes 2-5 of the module. In keeping with the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council, 2008) Code of Conduct anonymity will be adhered to and therefore no names of people or places will be mention.
The assignment will allow me to reflect on my own experiences in my new role as a mentor and will follow the journey of a student nurse and her experience. I will look at any possible improvements that could be made within the clinical setting, to better mentorship. It will also show if I have continued my professional development and understood the importance of mentorship and the responsibility involved. Mentoring has been established for a number of years in a variety of fields. Within nursing the term ‘mentor’ denotes
“A nurse, midwife or specialist practitioner whom facilitates learning and supervises and assesses students in a practice setting.” (Nursing and Midwifery Council, 2008)
The assignment will explore my role as the mentor in the field of nursing, with reflection to my personal experiences as a mentor in my current role as a staff nurse on a very busy medical ward. To meet my learning outcomes I will critically analyse how I was able to identify the students needs and how to utilise the available resources. It is required that I evaluate my role and responsibility as a mentor and show evidence of the strategies and assessments used to ensure safe practices are used. The mentor-mentee relationship will be discussed and the application of teaching and learning processes will be examined. I will also be looking at my responsibilities as the mentor in relation
The assignment will allow me to reflect on my own experiences in my new role as a mentor and will follow the journey of a student nurse and her experience. I will look at any possible improvements that could be made within the clinical setting, to better mentorship. It will also show if I have continued my professional development and understood the importance of mentorship and the responsibility involved. Mentoring has been established for a number of years in a variety of fields. Within nursing the term ‘mentor’ denotes
“A nurse, midwife or specialist practitioner whom facilitates learning and supervises and assesses students in a practice setting.” (Nursing and Midwifery Council, 2008)
The assignment will explore my role as the mentor in the field of nursing, with reflection to my personal experiences as a mentor in my current role as a staff nurse on a very busy medical ward. To meet my learning outcomes I will critically analyse how I was able to identify the students needs and how to utilise the available resources. It is required that I evaluate my role and responsibility as a mentor and show evidence of the strategies and assessments used to ensure safe practices are used. The mentor-mentee relationship will be discussed and the application of teaching and learning processes will be examined. I will also be looking at my responsibilities as the mentor in relation