The evaluation of a 12-month health service manager mentoring program in a corrections environment.
Mentoring programs are believed to positively influence the professional development of nurses where a system is provided to promote skill and knowledge base enhancement within a supportive relationship between mentor and mentee. This study aimed to evaluate a 12-month health manager mentoring program within a correctional facility in New South Wales, Australia. Over the period of the mentoring program, there was an improvement in professional behavior and a decline in the rating of supervisees. Work stress increased and job satisfaction decreased over the 12-month period, although not to a statistically significant level. Qualitative feedback suggested that participants found the program to be useful.
Cashin
Andrew J
AJ
School of Health and Human Science, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW, Australia. andrew.cashin@scu.edu.au
Newman
Claire
C
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008611:Mentors / Q000523:psychology; D009517:New South Wales; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011330:Prisons; D011361:Professional Competence; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012944:Social Support; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires