Evaluation of a personal professional mentor scheme for newly qualified nurses

作者：Charlotte Austin, Yvonne Halpin · 发表于：British Journal of Nursing · 年份：2021 · DOI：10.12968/bjon.2021.30.11.672 · 被引用次数：10 · 研究领域：Nursing education and management、Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare、Mentoring and Academic Development

BACKGROUND: Newly qualified nurses are known to experience a range of feelings and fears in the first transitional 12 months post-qualifying, with absence and turnover among potential outcomes. AIM: To evaluate the personal professional mentor role and scheme, a new pastoral support initiative, from the perspective of participating newly qualified nurses. METHODS: =10), who had been assigned a personal professional mentor (an experienced nurse who worked elsewhere in their employing NHS Trust), completed a semi-structured interview. The data were analysed using thematic analysis. FINDINGS: The personal professional mentor counteracted some aspects of transition isolation for the newly qualified nurses. They were an independent, accessible, experienced confidant and a welcome new supportive role. CONCLUSION: Pairing experienced nurses with newly qualified nurses provided a new type of workplace support during transition. Inexpensive to set up and run, it is an easy addition to any portfolio of support strategies.