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- Title
The lived experience of neophyte nursing instructors: mentorship and its role in their development.
- Authors
Nowell, Lorelli S.
- Abstract
Numerous studies have identified the need for the mentorship of nursing instructors, yet there is a gap in literature identifying outcomes of successful mentorship programs. The purpose of this phenomenological inquiry was to uncover the lived experience of neophyte nursing instructors and the essence of the phenomenon of mentorship. Data were collected through individual interviews with six neophyte nursing instructors. Interviews were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed using a phenomenological procedural process. Four themes emerged: 1) what neophyte nurse educators want in a mentor, 2) identifying a new role, 3) mentorship experiences, and 4) becoming proficient as an instructor and mentor. This inquiry provides preliminary evidence-based knowledge for designing and implementing a mentorship program that is grounded in sound education principles, theory, and research.
- Subjects
NURSING education; MENTORING; NURSES; MEDICAL education; COLLEGE teachers; OCCUPATIONAL roles; PROFESSIONS; COLLEGE teacher attitudes; EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; QUALITATIVE research; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; EDUCATORS; NURSING school faculty; JUDGMENT sampling; TEACHER development
- Publication
Nursing: Research & Reviews, 2014, Vol 4, p117
- ISSN
2230-522X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/NRR.S70216