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NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOWCelebrating 10 Years in Practice, Education and Professional Development
Mentoring Matters- A model of support for sign off mentors
Practice Category
Dawn Ferguson, Carol McCorryPractice Education Team
NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10th October 2012
NIPEC Resource
Practice category-protecting the public.
Infrastructure to support the implementation of the NMC Standards to support learning and assessment in practice (2008)
NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10th October 2012
NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10th October 2012
NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10th October 2012
Olympians…
• Strives for excellence
• Hard working
• Motivated
• Committed
Our Mentors
NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10th October 2012
Aim of the project
To provide support, information and supervision to those sign off mentors who were supporting final placement students
To ensure continued public protection
NIPEC: 2012 The Future is NOW 10th October 2012
Methodology
• Stakeholder engagement
• Development of a model of support
• Selection process
• Pilot implementation
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Evaluation (Kirkpatrick, 2006)
Level 1 - Reaction to model of support
• Sign off Mentors
• Heads of Service/Ward Sisters/Charge Nurses
• Approved Educational Institution Colleagues
• Practice Education Team
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Level 2 - Learning from the model of supportWhat our sign off mentors told us….
Recognised my own level of knowledge
Shared learning and problem solving with other mentors
These sessions helped me be better prepared for the student
Greater insight into my own responsibilities
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Level 3 - How has the model of support changed behaviours
• Willingness to share learning • Increased awareness of the role of the sign off
mentor• Earlier identification of student support issues • Increased engagement with sign off mentors• Increased and continued support from key
stakeholders
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Level 4 - Results• Increased recognition and focus on the mentor role
• Increased number of supervisions
• Increased evidence of issues in relation to student performance being identified
• Increased awareness of the infrastructure to support the standards
Patient safety - Protection of the public
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Recommendations
• Model of support for sign off mentors is being extended to include all fields of nursing
• Development of support for mentors
• Review and adapt the model to meet service need
• Continued robust evaluation
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Thank you for listening
“Effective and well supported mentors improves our chances of making sure the right
people get on to the register- It’s as fundamental as that..” (NMC 2010)
Team Mentors
Team Mentors
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For further information contact [email protected] [email protected] number: 02838833346References:
Kirkpatrick, D. & Kirkpatrick, J. (2006) Evaluating training programmes. 3rd edition. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.
Nursing & Midwifery Council (2008) Standards to Support Learning & Assessment in Practice. London: NMC
Nursing & Midwifery Council (2010) Winter Update. London: NMC
