scholarly journals Peer-Mentoring Program ‘Pop-Up’ Model for Regional Nursing Students

2006 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-78
Author(s):  
J. Penman ◽  
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F. White ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Peer Mentoring ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Smooth Transition ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Academic Experience ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
University Life ◽  
Regional Campus

In late 2003, the regional campus of the University of South Australia initiated a peer-mentoring program aimed at assisting the smooth transition of new students to university life. In particular, the Nursing and Rural Health unit envisaged a program that would be effective and rewarding for both student mentees and mentors. This paper presents an analysis of the peer-mentoring program initiated. It begins by discussing the concept of mentoring and the advantages and disadvantages of peermentoring programs in educational institutions. It then introduces the program, describes how it was conceptualised, implemented and strengthened and how the program developed into a unique ‘pop-up’ model of mentoring that fitted the needs of mentees and mentors. The paper evaluates the experiences of mentees and mentors and concludes with some suggestions for improving the program, which others may learn from. Key words: nursing education, first year academic experience, nursing students’ transition to university, peer-mentoring, mentee-mentor relationship.

The Contributing Individuals in Developing Caring Behaviors of Nursing Students: The Focus Group Finding

2018 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 169-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuntarti Kuntarti ◽  
Krisna Yetti ◽  
Enie Novieastari
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Focus Group ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Nursing Program ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Caring Behaviors ◽  
Caring Behavior ◽  
Baccalaureate Nursing Program ◽  
Senior Students

Caring behavior as a core competence of nursing students should be developed during the educational period. This study aimed to explore nursing students’ experiences in developing their caring behavior during nursing education. The study employed focus group discussions involving seven nursing students enrolled in the 3rd, 5th, and 9th semesters, and recent graduates of the baccalaureate nursing program in Indonesian. Data were analyzed using concept analysis with Colaizzi’s model. The results showed that besides their parents, the peer group was the most significant contributor to the development of their caring behaviors, followed by lecturers, senior students, nurses, and their patients. This study recommended that the faculty engage peer groups, senior students, and lecturers in the mentoring program to cultivate a caring culture among nursing students and measure the effectiveness of the program to change nursing students’ caring behaviors.

scholarly journals Big Brother Mentoring in the Let's Teach for Hungary Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 114-141
Author(s):  
Katalin Godó
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Peer Mentoring ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Online Mentoring ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
School Students ◽  
Successful Operation ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Big Brother ◽  
Older Youth

The number of mentoring programs within the framework of schools is increasing both internationally and domestically (Raufelder & Ittel, 2012; Fejes et. al., 2009). Besides traditional mentoring, the role of peer mentoring (Miller, 2002) has also come to the fore in recent years. In our study, we focus on cross-age peer mentoring (Miller, 2002; Sipe, 2005), where older youth mentor younger youth. One example of this in Hungary is the Let's Teach for Hungary (LTHMP) mentoring program, where undergraduate students mentor primary school students. In our research, we studied mentors at the University of Debrecen who had completed at least two semester-long cycles in the program. We were curious about how the COVID-19 pandemic period affected mentoring, so we examined the transition of a mentoring program based on a personal meeting to online mentoring, and its pivotal points, advantages, and disadvantages. As a method, we used qualitative interview analysis, during which we worked with semi-structured interviews, recorded in the spring of 2020 and 2021 – during the global pandemic situation – with a total of 50 mentors. The content analysis of the interview texts was performed based on the codes formulated based on the theory, and the emic codes emerged in the interviews (Creswell, 2012). Our results show that mentors can be grouped into different types based on their attitudes towards online mentoring. Overall, the digital transition has been a big challenge. The biggest problem was the lack of equipment. The issue of age has been also an important factor in terms of the sense of digital comfort. We noticed the phenomenon of Big Brother Mentoring and the importance of chameleon mentors. Our research, which can fill a gap, highlights both the challenges and benefits of online mentoring. In addition, we can also contribute to the effective and successful operation of the Let's Teach for Hungary Mentoring Program.

Computer-Assisted Instruction in Practical Nursing Education

1976 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maureen Kelley
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Ohio State University ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
State University ◽  
Instructional Programs ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Ohio State University ◽  
Assisted Instruction

Existing computer-assisted instructional programs for nursing students are studied and their application to the education of practical nurses is considered in the light of recent history of nursing education. Two programs from the Ohio State University Department of Nursing are reviewed and their advantages and disadvantages are discussed. The differences between tutorial programs (Ohio State University programs) and simulation programs (University of Illinois' PLATO) are studied and the conclusion drawn is that at this time there are no true clinical simulations, using the unique capabilities of the computer, available in CAI programs. The factors inhibiting the use of CAI are explained and some suggestions for their reversal are offered.

scholarly journals Teaching Basic Nursing Care: Nurse Preceptors’ Perceptions about Changing the Teaching Context from the Clinical Setting to a School Simulation Lab

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Lillekroken
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Teaching Context ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Group Interviews

AbstractResearch demonstrates that basic nursing care receives less attention in clinical settings and has become visually less prominent in nursing education curriculums. While much is known about the importance of preceptorship in clinical settings, little is known about how preceptors teach basic nursing care to students in a school simulation lab. This study explores the preceptors’ perceptions of teaching basic nursing care to nursing students in the school simulation lab compared to clinical settings. Data were collected through focus group interviews and participant observation and analyzed by using qualitative content analysis. Three main categories emerged: (i) Perceived advantages and disadvantages, (ii) Positive attitudes – remembering being a student, and (iii) Knowing what to do and showing how to do it. Awareness of the importance of having knowledge about basic nursing care may contribute to counterbalancing the devaluation of basic nursing care among nursing students.

scholarly journals MySci Advisors: Establishing a Peer-Mentoring Program for First Year Science Student Support

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirsten Poling
Keyword(s):  
Peer Mentoring ◽  
First Year ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Science Student ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Early Evidence ◽  
University Life ◽  
The Cost ◽  
The University ◽  
Early Establishment

Would you like to help your students adjust to university life? Perhaps you are simply interested in allowing them to feel more integrated into a department right from the start of their first year? These were the types of issues that we were hoping to address when we founded the MySci Advisors Program, a peer-mentoring group for first year students in the Faculty of Science at the University of Windsor. This program is run entirely on a volunteer basis with no working budget, so if you were considering starting a mentoring program but have been concerned about the cost of doing so, this essay may be of particular interest to you. MySci Advisors is only in its third year currently, so this essay is meant to focus on the lessons we have learned in the early establishment of the program. I outline some of the practices we have adopted for the program, some of the changes we have had to make along the way and provide some early evidence of success. It is my hope that others may be motivated to also form such a program or use this information to assist in their own early endeavours.

A Content Analysis of Text Messages in a Type 1 Diabetes Peer Mentoring Program—The Importance of Shared Interests

Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 844-P
Author(s):  
ASHBY F. WALKER ◽  
CATHRYN JOHNSON ◽  
CLAUDIA ANEZ-ZABALA ◽  
SARAH R. DORVIL ◽  
MICHAEL J. HALLER ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 1 Diabetes ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Peer Mentoring ◽  
Text Messages ◽  
Mentoring Program
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