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Effect of mentoring on professional values in model C clinical nurse leader graduates
Author(s) -
Gazaway Shena B.,
Anderson Lori,
Schumacher Autumn,
Alichnie Chris
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of nursing management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.925
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1365-2834
pISSN - 0966-0429
DOI - 10.1111/jonm.12633
Subject(s) - graduation (instrument) , nursing , socialization , scale (ratio) , psychology , mentorship , nurse education , professional development , medicine , medical education , social psychology , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics
Background Nursing graduates acquire their nursing values by professional socialization. Mentoring is a crucial support mechanism for these novice nurses, yet little is known about the model C clinical nurse leader graduate and the effects of mentoring. Aim This investigation examined how mentoring affected the development of professional nursing values in the model C clinical nurse leader graduate. Methods A longitudinal design was used to survey model C clinical nurse leader graduates before and after graduation to determine how different types of mentoring relationships influenced professional values. Demographic surveys documented participant characteristics and the Nurses Professional Values Scale – Revised ( NPVS ‐R) assessed professional nursing values. Results Mean NPVS ‐R scores increased after graduation for the formally mentored participants, while the NPVS ‐R scores decreased or remained unchanged for the other mentoring groups. However, no significant difference was found in NPVS ‐R scores over time ( p = .092) or an interaction between the NPVS ‐R scores and type of mentoring relationships ( p = .09). Conclusion These results suggest that model C clinical nurse leader graduate participants experiencing formal mentoring may develop professional nursing values more than their colleagues. Implications for Nursing Management Formal mentoring relationships are powerful and should be used to promote professional values for model C clinical nurse leader graduates.