Mentoring in Nursing and Healthcare
A Practical Approach
1. Edition April 2012
280 Pages, Softcover
Practical Approach Book
Short Description
Designed to enhance and develop your knowledge and skills, Mentoring in Nursing and Healthcare will enable you to competently support a wide range of learners from all health care professions whilst facilitating skills development in practice. A core text for mentor preparation courses in nursing, midwifery and across the healthcare sector, Mentoring in Nursing and Healthcare will support learning and ongoing professional development for all healthcare professionals.
Mentoring in Nursing and Healthcare is a practical, interactive resource that promotes active participation and enhances a deeper level of understanding of mentorship. It explores what is meant by the process of mentoring, addresses what a mentor is, what the role entails, and gives practical help on teaching and assessing students in clinical practice.Written primarily for mentors, this book offers a range of theoretical and practical activities and resources that are enhanced by online learning resources.
Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of mentorship, including:
* The role of mentorship
* The mentor-student relationship
* The mentor as teacher
* Experiential learning and reflective practice
* Learning styles and teaching theories
* The mentor as assessor
* Competence and capability
* Health improvement
* Career development
A core text for mentor preparation and mentor update courses in nursing and allied health, Mentoring in Nursing and Healthcare is an essential guide that will support learning and ongoing professional development.
Key Features:
* Includes not only the latest and most up-to-date NMC standards, but also the Health Professionals Councils standards of proficiency
* Accessible and practice-oriented, with case studies, reflective exercises and activities throughout
* Has a strong focus on assessment skills
* Supported by interactive online resources that include test-yourself questions, multiple choice questions, web-links, PowerPoint slides, case studies, and activities! (visit www.wiley.com/go/mentoring)
List of contributors
Preface
Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Mentorship
Kate Kilgallon
Chapter 2 The mentor-student relationship
Kate Kilgallon
Chapter 3 The mentor as teacher
Janet Thompson with contributions from Linda Kenward
Chapter 4 Experiential learning and reflective practice
Kate Kilgallon
Chapter 5 Learning styles and teaching theories
Kate Kilgallon and Janet Thompson with contributions from Phil Race
Chapter 6 The mentor as assessor
Janet Thompson with contributions from Linda Kenward and Anthea Wilson
Chapter 7 Competence and capability: a framework for collaborative learning and working
Frances Gordon and Hilary Pengelly with contributions from Janet Thompson
Chapter 8 Mentoring - health improvement
Janet Thompson with contributions from Linda Kenward
Chapter 9 Career development
Janet Thompson with contributions from Linda Kenward
Chapter 10 Some final points
Janet Thompson with contributions from Dorothy Adam and Leigh Kenward
Index