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. 2020 Oct 13:25:1435.
doi: 10.4102/hsag.v25i0.1435. eCollection 2020.

Peer-mentees' challenges in an undergraduate peer-group clinical mentoring programme in a nursing education institution

Tshepo A Ntho  1 , Abel J Pienaar  2   3 , Leepile A Sehularo  1
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Peer-mentees' challenges in an undergraduate peer-group clinical mentoring programme in a nursing education institution

Tshepo A Ntho et al. Health SA. .

Abstract

Background: Clinical competency and professional growth amongst nursing students is the cornerstone of a nursing education programme. The demanding and complex training of nursing students requires various clinical teaching and learning strategies such as peer-group clinical mentoring.

Aim: The objective of this research was to explore and describe the challenges that peer-mentees experience in an undergraduate peer-group clinical mentoring programme in one-specific nursing education institution in the North West Province.

Setting: The study was conducted at a nursing education institution in North West Province.

Methods: A qualitative, retrospective case study research design was used. Two separate World Café sessions following a semi-structured schedule based on Gibbs Reflective Cycle were conducted with 51 peer-mentees who were mentored in clinical practice. Four levels of qualitative thematic data analyses were employed to analyse the data.

Results: Five themes emerged from the findings of the study, namely, poor implementation of the peer-group clinical mentoring programme, ineffective undergraduate peer-group clinical mentoring programme, undesirable attitudes of the mentors, mentors unprofessional conduct as well as communication challenges. Ten sub-themes emerged from the findings. Literature control was done to support the findings.

Conclusion: The findings showed that undergraduate nursing students faced a diversity of challenges in the effective learning and teaching of peer-mentees in a clinical context. Limitations and recommendations of the study were given. Recommendations were given for nursing practice, education and research.

Keywords: Clinical learning and teaching; Clinical mentoring; Reinforcement; Undergraduate nursing student; Undergraduate peer-group clinical mentoring programme.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no financial or personal relationships that may have inappropriately influenced them in writing this research article.

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