Peer-mentees’ challenges in an undergraduate peer-group clinical mentoring programme in a nursing education institution
Health SA Gesondheid
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Peer-mentees’ challenges in an undergraduate peer-group clinical mentoring programme in a nursing education institution | |
| Creator | Ntho, Tshepo A. Pienaar, Abel J. Sehularo, Leepile A. | |
| Description | Background: Clinical competency and professional growth amongst nursing students is the cornerstone of a nursing education programme. The demanding and complex training of nursing students requires various clinical teaching and learning strategies such as peer-group clinical mentoring.Aim: The objective of this research was to explore and describe the challenges that peer-mentees experience in an undergraduate peer-group clinical mentoring programme in one-specific nursing education institution in the North West Province.Setting: The study was conducted at a nursing education institution in North West Province.Methods: A qualitative, retrospective case study research design was used. Two separate World Café sessions following a semi-structured schedule based on Gibbs Reflective Cycle were conducted with 51 peer-mentees who were mentored in clinical practice. Four levels of qualitative thematic data analyses were employed to analyse the data.Results: Five themes emerged from the findings of the study, namely, poor implementation of the peer-group clinical mentoring programme, ineffective undergraduate peer-group clinical mentoring programme, undesirable attitudes of the mentors, mentors unprofessional conduct as well as communication challenges. Ten sub-themes emerged from the findings. Literature control was done to support the findings.Conclusion: The findings showed that undergraduate nursing students faced a diversity of challenges in the effective learning and teaching of peer-mentees in a clinical context. Limitations and recommendations of the study were given. Recommendations were given for nursing practice, education and research. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 2020-10-13 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hsag.v25i0.1435 | |
| Source | Health SA Gesondheid; Vol 25 (2020); 8 pages 2071-9736 1025-9848 | |
| Language | eng | |
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