Mentoring relationships of New Zealand nurses: results of an empirical study (Part 2).
The first national study of mentoring relationships of New Zealand nurses used three issues from the descriptive literature as its conceptual framework. The results and discussion of the study are reported in part two. Results demonstrated that moderate levels of mentoring according to Kram's (1985) typology occurred amongst nurses and that they had many supportive relationships, mainly with women who were peers. The characteristics of nurses' mentoring relationships did not differ significantly from mainstream empirical data when factors such as gender, organisational status, age differences and duration of relationships were considered. Concerns about the future direction of mentoring research and in particular about recent international literature calling for the development of a separate mentoring theory for women conclude the article.
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University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
D000328:Adult; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000379:methods*