About the Authors |
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Introduction |
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Chapter 1 A Guide to Mentoring |
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2 | (1) |
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Why are clinical placements important? |
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Designing an effective placement |
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9 | (3) |
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Planning: from day one when your student nurse arrives |
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The placement as a learning environment |
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Interviews with your student nurse |
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18 | (4) |
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22 | (5) |
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Chapter 2 Working with Student Nurses |
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Supporting your student nurse to integrate into the practice setting |
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28 | (3) |
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Belongingness and resilience |
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Supporting students with disabilities |
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36 | (4) |
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Expectations and professional boundaries |
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40 | (3) |
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Interprofessional working relationships |
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43 | (1) |
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Common challenges for mentors |
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44 | (7) |
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Chapter 3 The Mentor as Facilitator and Teacher |
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Using knowledge of the student's stage of learning to select appropriate learning opportunities to meet their individual needs |
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Professional requirements |
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Meeting an individual student's learning needs |
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Principles of teaching and learning |
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Facilitating learning of clinical and interpersonal skills |
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64 | (2) |
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66 | (5) |
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Supporting students to critically reflect upon their learning experiences in order to enhance future learning |
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71 | (3) |
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74 | (2) |
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Supporting decision-making, problem-solving and evidence-based practice for student nurses |
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76 | (5) |
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Chapter 4 The Mentor as Assessor |
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Defining assessment and competence |
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82 | (2) |
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Who assesses competence in pre-registration nursing |
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84 | (1) |
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Fostering professional growth, personal development and accountability through practice placements |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (2) |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (2) |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (1) |
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Supporting students who do not meet assessment requirements |
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The role and responsibilities of the sign-off mentor |
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100 | (5) |
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Chapter 5 The Mentor as Leader |
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106 | (4) |
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110 | (2) |
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Leadership and management |
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112 | (2) |
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Different types of leadership |
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114 | (2) |
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116 | (3) |
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Leadership and manipulation |
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119 | (2) |
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121 | (3) |
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124 | (1) |
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Resources for the learning environment |
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125 | (2) |
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Developing confidence as a leader and mentor |
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127 | (6) |
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Chapter 6 Continuing Professional Development |
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Methods of developing further as a mentor and nurse |
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135 | (1) |
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136 | (2) |
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Meeting up with other mentors |
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138 | (1) |
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Creating a development plan for yourself |
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139 | (2) |
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Using evaluation, reflection and action learning to assess your mentorship |
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141 | (3) |
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Professional judgement and decision-making as a mentor |
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144 | (4) |
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Making links between post-registration education and practice to continuing professional development |
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Glossary of Terms |
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Index |
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