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ABSTRACTPeer merg pe -

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rg e e wh y,

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mber y, gheg bge,

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bee mer, e, he

e re e.

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ree ee wh k

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ireg ze, rg

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mber y, gheg bge,

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pre rbe re

he e prgrm. the re- prm peer mer-

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ee he bre -

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pre, ree eerhp

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ep, hgh h ger hry

be mgeme h

he rg pre. ahgh he

e merg re he

erre, mmy erbe pre whh mre exper-

ee e expe-

ree me mer

(drey & Bker, 2004).

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em (Bwer, Rmey,

Merrm, & Grm, 2003; Jerey,

2001; Pem & Whe, 2006), -

z r per grwh

(Gmr, Kpek, & dh, 2007;

G & Wer, 2000; s, 2005),

(dhher, 2001;

sprege & Jb, 2004), br-

ry r k pre (Gmh,

sewr, & Ferg, 2006; owe &

We, 2001; Ye, cghm,

Mye, & W, 1997).

Regre he meh p-

p, merg be

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experee he eepme

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c nre a Cod

of Ethics (2008) e h re

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Peer Mentoring Programthe peer merg prgrm p

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whh e he erg

eer. Peer mer re er r

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Peer Mentoring: Untapped Potential

Susan Dennison, BScN, RN

Received: May 1, 2009

Accepted: June 30, 2009

Posted: February 26, 2010

Ms. Dennison is Nursing Laboratory and

Education Coordinator, University o Wind-

sor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

The author thanks Proessor Michelle

Freeman, lecturer and nursing aculty at the

University o Windsor, or her guidance, en-

couragement, editing, and mentorship.

The author has no fnancial or proprietary

interest in the materials presented herein.

Address correspondence to Susan Den-

nison, BScN, RN, Nursing Laboratory and

Education Coordinator, University o Wind-

sor, Faculty o Nursing, Nursing Laboratory,

Health Education Center Room 210, 401

Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, Canada

N9B 3P4, e-mail: dennison@uwindsor.ca.

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