Peer-to-peer mentoring: teaching collegiality.
Developing undergraduate educational initiatives that employ mentoring and encourage collegiality will assist novice nurses in seeking these relationships when they enter practice. The author describes a peer-to-peer mentoring program that used electronic mentoring to link junior and senior nursing students. Structure, process, and outcome elements of the program are discussed.
Scott
Elaine S
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School of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 28460, USA. scottel@mail.ecu.edu
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D034742:Electronic Mail; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology*; D009657:North Carolina; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D010379:Peer Group; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012944:Social Support; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods