Who is a Mentor and what is mentorship? It was always a inquisitiveness since I started to work in hospital. When I used to see our sign off mentor with the student nurse, I had a perception of a teacher and a student only. Since I started the Mentorship module my concept of mentoring was wrong. I about the mentorship and a value of being a mentor.
So, what is a Mentor? A Mentor is a wise and trusted counsellor or teacher (Barlow Mentors are accountable to the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) for their decision that students are fit for practice and that they have the necessary knowledge skills and competence to take on the role of registered nurse(RN) or Midwife. Mentorship is a personal developmental relationship in which a more experienced …show more content…
Psychologist Skinner (1968) discovered that effective training relies on a system by giving rewards. It is also a huge motivation as described by Maslow as Hierarchy of needs.Student gets encouragement and motivated when the mentors ensure that they are safe and are being valued by giving them praises.Cognition means the act of knowing(concise Oxford Dictionary1999)and involves student’s thinking and perception.As a mentor it is very important to understand the level of knowledge of any student they work with .Humanists leaning theories proposes that students should decide what they want to learn and that the mentor should be a facilitator to that learning (Welsh and Swann 2002). Peter Honey & Alan Mumford(1988) have identified four distinct learning styles that are useful in helping us to understand individual needs . They states that students can be categorised into activists,pragmatists,theorists or reflectors.Activists are like novelty ,energetic,open minded .They enjoy working alongside other and live for the present. Reflectors are observers as opposed to leaders who like time to think , thoroughly,but avoid reaching speedy conclusions.Theorists have the ability …show more content…
I got to know the NMC domains of learning styles and teaching theories .Through mentorship module , I learned how time can be managed with the student in a busy setting, and how challenging behaviour can be effectively managed without a conflict, As a mentor we are responsible for supervising students in learning situations and provide them with constructive feedback on their achievements . Some of the mentors are reluctant to fail a failing student just because they are scared of breaking the trust or biased/bullying or not being confident and realistic.Duffy(2003) says that the potential professional consequences of passing failing students should be made clear to mentors and they should be reminded of their accountability for the judgements they make. NMC code(2008)stated clearly that nurse are personally held responsible for actions and omissions and must always be able justify their
So, what is a Mentor? A Mentor is a wise and trusted counsellor or teacher (Barlow Mentors are accountable to the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) for their decision that students are fit for practice and that they have the necessary knowledge skills and competence to take on the role of registered nurse(RN) or Midwife. Mentorship is a personal developmental relationship in which a more experienced …show more content…
Psychologist Skinner (1968) discovered that effective training relies on a system by giving rewards. It is also a huge motivation as described by Maslow as Hierarchy of needs.Student gets encouragement and motivated when the mentors ensure that they are safe and are being valued by giving them praises.Cognition means the act of knowing(concise Oxford Dictionary1999)and involves student’s thinking and perception.As a mentor it is very important to understand the level of knowledge of any student they work with .Humanists leaning theories proposes that students should decide what they want to learn and that the mentor should be a facilitator to that learning (Welsh and Swann 2002). Peter Honey & Alan Mumford(1988) have identified four distinct learning styles that are useful in helping us to understand individual needs . They states that students can be categorised into activists,pragmatists,theorists or reflectors.Activists are like novelty ,energetic,open minded .They enjoy working alongside other and live for the present. Reflectors are observers as opposed to leaders who like time to think , thoroughly,but avoid reaching speedy conclusions.Theorists have the ability …show more content…
I got to know the NMC domains of learning styles and teaching theories .Through mentorship module , I learned how time can be managed with the student in a busy setting, and how challenging behaviour can be effectively managed without a conflict, As a mentor we are responsible for supervising students in learning situations and provide them with constructive feedback on their achievements . Some of the mentors are reluctant to fail a failing student just because they are scared of breaking the trust or biased/bullying or not being confident and realistic.Duffy(2003) says that the potential professional consequences of passing failing students should be made clear to mentors and they should be reminded of their accountability for the judgements they make. NMC code(2008)stated clearly that nurse are personally held responsible for actions and omissions and must always be able justify their