Mentoring of nursing students—A comparative study of Japan and five European countries

Abstract

The data were collected with a survey questionnaire by including background question items with the Mentor Competence Instrument. K-clustering and structural equation modeling were used for data analysis.Results: Four mentor profiles, A (43%), B (30%), C (18%), and D (9%), were identified according to the seven mentoring competence areas with high statistical significance (p < 0.001). Higher mentoring competence (mean >3.50) was observed among Finnish, Lithuanian, and Slovenian mentors with university education in nursing, older ages, more work experience, and previous education in mentoring. Lower competence (mean <2.49) was observed among Japanese and Italian mentors with diplomas in nursing, younger ages, less work experience, and no previous education in mentoring.

Nurses, midwives and students' reports of effective dedicated education units in five European countries: A qualitative study

“…In most European countries, there are no specific educational requirements or training strategies for nurse mentors (Dobrowolska et al., 2016 ; Tuomikoski et al., 2020 ). Furthermore, there is an unmet responsibility from academic and healthcare managers to evaluate the nurses' competencies, a lack of preparation to instruct students and provide them with knowledge, teaching–learning skills, professional growth opportunities and organizational support and considering their workloads when assigning students to them (Mikkonen et al., 2022 ). This derives from mentors having a feeling of isolation, anxiety and uncertainty, and a lack of preparation, recognition, time and support in the face of student difficulties or in vital aspects of their progress (Cusack et al., 2020 ; Quek & Shorey, 2018 ) when the adequate training for the role may increase perceptions of support and, as a result, commitment, increasing the preceptor's ability in the role (Macey et al., 2021 ).…”

The Current Status of Research Mentoring in Nursing Across 4 Countries

“…In everyday usage, mentoring is simply defined as "the act or process of helping and giving advice to a younger or less experienced person, especially in a job or at school." 3 In nursing, mentorship is frequently discussed in practice [4][5][6][7][8][9] ; it has been called "nursing mentorship," where a senior nurse with more experience acts as a role model for a new nurse with less experience. This mentoring relationship provides guidance in the Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.…”