Mentorship

"A mentor is a role model willing to help a student develop clinical competence through support, honesty, appraisal, reflective communication and being a 'critical friend.’' (RCN, 2008, Mentorship: rights and responsibilities). Use this guide to find information resources about mentorship including books, reports and journal articles.

Last updated: 31/05/2018

Key Resources
Books
Journals

Key Resources

Royal College of Nursing (2017) RCN guidance for mentors of nursing and midwifery students, London: RCN.

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Royal College of Nursing (2017) Helping nursing students get the best from thier placements, London: RCN.

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Royal College of Nursing and Bazian Ltd (2015) RCN mentorship project 2015: from today's support in practice to tomorrow's vision for excellence, London: RCN.

Nursing and Midwifery Council (2018) Standards for education and training, London: NMC.

The standards are in two parts. Part 1: standards framework for nursing and midwifery education. Part 2: standards for student supervision and assessment. The first nurses can begin training against the new standards from January 2019.
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Nursing and Midwifery Council (2008) Standards to support learning and assessment in practice: NMC standards for mentors, practice teachers and teachers, London: NMC.

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Nursing and Midwifery Council (2015) The Code: professional standards of practice and behaviour for nurses, London: NMC.

Nursing and Midwifery Council (2010) Standards for pre-registration nursing education, London: NMC.

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Nursing and Midwifery Council (2009) Standards for pre-registration midwifery education, London: NMC.

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Nurse Education for Scotland (2013) National approach to mentorship preparation for nurses and midwives (2nd edition), Edinburgh, NES.

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Books

Bulman C, Schutz S and Carter B (editors) (2013) Reflective practice in nursing (5th edition), Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Elcock K and Sharples K (2011) A nurse's survival guide to mentoring, Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.

Gopee N (2015) Mentoring and supervision in healthcare (3rd edition), London: SAGE.

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Johns C (editor) (2017) Becoming a reflective practitioner (5th edition), Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Kilgallon K and Thompson J (2012) Mentoring in nursing and healthcare: a practical approach, Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Stuart C (2013) Mentoring, learning and assessment in clinical practice: a guide for nurses, midwives and other health professionals (3rd edition), Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.

Walsh D (2014) The nurse mentor's handbook: supporting students in clinical practice (2nd edition), Maidenhead: Open University Press.

Wilkes Z, Joyce L and Edmond L (2011) Nursing & health: mentorship: survival guide, Harlow: Pearson Education.

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Journals

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Caroline Lynch

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