Characteristics of mentorship in the education process of nursing and midwifery
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In the educational process of student nurses and midwives, mentors hold the central role in the teaching of practical skills and in the transfer of theoretical knowledge into practice. The organization and management of mentorship in the education process is of utmost importance. If we want mentorship to be effective, nurses and midwives who carry it out should go through a special preparation process. A cross-sectional study was carried out which included 218 candidates for mentorship, students of nursing and midwifery. The results revealed that professional education level of 68.3 % of the inquired was suitable at the moment of the study. The percentage of those with less than 5 years of work practice was 9.2 %. More than half (65 %) have already participated in the mentorship process. An important percentage of those without suitable educational level probably reflects the actual scarcity of nurses and midwives with high level education in Slovenia. Experience with mentorship and length of practice can significantly alleviate heavy transition from the role of a nurse to a role of a mentor. On the basis of the achieved results the authors came to important conclusions which could be taken into account in the future education of mentors and the indispensable close cooperation among the two eduational environments: the pratice of nursing care and the educational institution.Downloads
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