Assessing Mentoring Effectiveness in Nursing Education: Students' Perspectives

Atalla, Amal Diab Ghanem; Mostafa, Wafaa Hassan; Ali, Mohamed Saad Saleh

doi:10.21608/tsnj.2022.255377

Assessing Mentoring Effectiveness in Nursing Education: Students' Perspectives

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Assistant Professor, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt.

² Lecturer, Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Egypt.

³ Lecturer Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria University, Egypt.

10.21608/tsnj.2022.255377

Abstract

Background: Academic mentoring is essential for keeping students in the medical field. There is a perceived shortage of academic mentoring in the healthcare profession, according to many academic healthcare students and faculty. Mentor who creates mentoring connections embraces a commitment to the success of the university and the students to be lifelong learners. This study aimed to assess mentoring effectiveness in nursing education as perceived by students. Research design: A descriptive research design was utilized to conduct this study. Setting and Subjects: Setting: The present study was carried out at Faculty of nursing, Damanhour University. The participants in this study included all undergraduates nursing students who were registered for 4rh level (N= 432) who were available during time of data collection. Tools: Principles of Adult Mentoring Inventory Instrument (PAMI) was adopted by the researchers to conduct the study. Results: According to descending rank of mean percent scores, the highest mean was for relationship emphasis followed by employee vision while the lowest mean was for mentor model. Conclusion: The current study revealed that nursing educators had a low level in all mentoring effectiveness behavior dimensions as perceived by nursing students at Faculty of nursing, Damanhour University. Implications for Nursing Management: new and innovative mentoring program should be implemented to foster the continued growth and development of the mentor and mentees in Faculty of nursing, Damanhour University and there is a critical need for research on developing a strategy to promote mentoring effectiveness between mentors and mentees in nursing education.