The Development of students’ competences from the perspective of a clinical environment and the mentor’s role
Keywords:
clinical practice, mentors role, clinical environment, nursingAbstract
The clinical settings and mentor’s role are relevant for successful clinical practice, and thus, for the quality of the nursing study. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a clinical environment on the mentor’s role. A combination of qualitative and quantitative research design was implemented. A survey was performed in four Slovenian psychiatric hospitals or departments of psychiatry where the clinical practice for nursing students was performed. The final sample consisted of 52 clinical mentors. Furthermore, 15 randomly selected clinical mentors participated in focus groups, where the aforementioned effect was discussed. Survey results indicate a strong (φ = 0.732), statistical significant (p<0.001) correlation between clinical environments and the mentor’s role. A qualitative analysis of the focus groups’ transcripts confirms this correlation and indicates different categories relevant for improving the mentor’s role: e.g. the mentor’s lack of knowledge, the unpreparedness of the organisation for encouraging the mentor’s role. This study shows that a clinical environment has a strong effect on the mentor’s role.
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