WEEK 3 DISCUSSION: MENTORING TO CULTIVATE COMPETENCIES
WEEK 3 DISCUSSION: MENTORING TO CULTIVATE COMPETENCIES
I am doing my master’s in nursing education and this class is “Role of the Nurse Educator”. I will be doing my clinical/practicum in a nursing educator role in a hospital setting that involves a combination of nursing students and staff teaching; So please relate to this!
The practicum site is “LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL.”
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Isaac Newton’s efforts to explain gravity may have been inspired by falling fruit, but it quickly evolved to also explain the behavior of much larger objects such as planets and moons. By breaking down the behavior of one small apple, a universe of understanding emerged.
Each job role within organizations can be viewed much like a “mini-universe”, comprised of the many tasks, skills, and proficiencies required of individuals to become stars in that role. By breaking down a role into these specific tasks and skills, the role’s competencies emerge.
Every job role has one or more competency, which is something you need to be able to do well in a specific job role. In order to demonstrate competence, workers must be able to perform certain tasks or skills with a required level of proficiency. Nursing is no exception, with each of the many nursing roles comprised of competencies. Nursing preceptor and mentor roles have unique competencies. Understanding the unique characteristics between these roles can help nurse learner identify appropriate mentors, while helping nurse educators prepare to succeed in their roles.
WEEK 3: LEARNING RESOURCES
Required Readings
● Boswell, C., & Cannon, S. (2016). Future perspectives. In S. Cannon & C. Boswell (Eds.), Evidence-based teaching in nursing: A foundation for educators (2nd ed., pp. 297–320). Jones & Bartlett Learning.
● American Association of Colleges of Nursing. (2019). APRN clinical preceptor resources guide.Links to an external site. https://www.aacnnursing.org/Education-Resources/APRN-Education/APRN-Clinical-Preceptor-Resources-Guide
● American Psychiatric Nurses Association. (2019). APNA guidance regarding precepting and mentorship.Links to an external site. https://www.apna.org/files/public/Resources/PRECEPTING%20%26%20MENTORSHIP%20GUIDANCE%20(APPROVED%20April%202019).pdf
● Amirehsani, K. A., Kennedy-Malone, L., & Alam, M. T. (2019). Supporting preceptors and strengthening academic-practice partnerships: Preceptors’ perceptions.Links to an external site. Journal for Nurse Practitioners, 15(8), e151–e156.
● Maneval, R., Browne, K., Feldman, H., Brooks, C., Scuderi, D., Henderson, J., & Epstein, C. (2019). A collaborative academic-practice approach to meeting educational and workforce needsLinks to an external site.. Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(10), 463–465.
● Letcher, D.C., Massey, A. M., Nelson, M. J., & Elverson, A. C. (2019). Creating a Culture of Caring: A Shared Academic-Practice Clinical CurriculumLinks to an external site.. Nurse Educator.
● Gueorguieva, V., Chang, A., Fleming-Carroll, B., Breen-Reid, K. M., Douglas, M., & Parekh, S. (2016). Working toward a competency-based preceptor development programLinks to an external site.. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 47(9), 427–432.
● Harper, M. G., Burke, K. G., Keim, S. K., Morgan, L., & Maloney, P. (2019). Meritorious academic partnership designation: Recognizing nursing professional development in graduate curriculaLinks to an external site.. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, 35(5), 240–247.
● Joseph, M. L., Bair, H., Williams, M., Huber, D. L., Moorhead, S., Hanrahan, K., Butcher, H., & Chi, N.-C. (2019). Health care innovations across practice and academia: A theoretical frameworkLinks to an external site.. Nursing Outlook, 67(5), 596–604.
● L’Ecuyer, K. M., Hyde, M. J., & Shatto, B. J. (2018). Preceptors’ perception of role competencyLinks to an external site.. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 49(5), 233–240.
● Navarra, A.-M., Stimpfel, A. W., Rodriguez, K., Lim, F., Nelson, N., & Slater, L. Z. (2018). Beliefs and perceptions of mentorship among nursing faculty and traditional and accelerated undergraduate nursing students.Links to an external site. Nurse Education Today, 61, 20–24.
● Rodger, K. (2020). Mentoring clinical teachers using mobile telepresence technologyLinks to an external site.. Nurse Educator, 45(1), 2–4.
Optional resources
● Davis, K. F., Harris, M., & Boland, M. G. (2019). Ten years and counting: A successful academic-practice partnership to develop nursing research capacity. Journal of Professional Nursing, 35(6), 473–479.
● Dols, J. D., Hoke, M. M., & Allen, D. (2019). Building a practice-focused academic-practice partnership. Journal of Nursing Administration, 49(7/8), 377–383.
● Hart, T., Bird, D., & Farmer, R. (2019). Using blackboard collaborate, a digital web conference tool, to support nursing student placement learning: A pilot study exploring its impact. Nurse Education in Practice, 38, 72–78.
● Heinonen, A.-T., Kääriäinen, M., Juntunen, J., & Mikkonen, K. (2019). Nursing students’ experiences of nurse teacher mentoring and beneficial digital technologies in a clinical practice setting. Nurse Education in Practice, 40, x.
● Knisely, M. R., Fulton, J. S., & Friesth, B. M. (2015). Perceived importance of teaching characteristics in clinical nurse specialist preceptors. Journal of Professional Nursing, 31(3), 208–214.
● Nowell, L., Norris, J. M., Mrklas, K., & White, D. E. (2017). Mixed methods systematic review exploring mentorship outcomes in nursing academia. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 73(3), 527–544.
● Ward, A., & McComb, S. (2017). Precepting: A literature review. Journal of Professional Nursing, 33(5), 314–325.
To prepare:
● Review the AACN and the APNA resources related to mentorship and precepting and consider the roles at your practicum site and see the similarities and differences. Further consider how the preceptors at your practicum site formally prepared or examine a standard of preparation. How are they prepared?
Post an explanation of the most significant difference between mentors and preceptors and provide your rationale. Then, propose a plan for seeking a mentor and describe strategies for using mentoring to facilitate your professional/career development. Use the Learning Resources and/or the best available evidence from current literature to support your explanation.