title: Mentoring opens doors.
abstract: This article is based on the Daisy Ayris lecture given at the 2003 Congress by Sheila Allen, former Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses president. In it she explores the history and definition of mentoring. Mentors may be persons of rank, achievement and prestige, or they may be a knowledgeable colleague or teacher. They serve as a catalyst to transform as they instruct, counsel, guide and facilitate the development of others.
authors.forename: Sheila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Allen
mesh_terms: D008611:Mentors; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom