title: Randomized controlled trial of graduate-to-undergraduate student mentoring program.
abstract: This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of graduate-to-undergraduate student mentoring on anxiety, self-efficacy, academic performance, and satisfaction with nursing as a career choice among students enrolled in a nursing fundamentals course during the first semester of a baccalaureate nursing program. The nursing students assigned to the experimental group received up to 20 hours of mentoring by registered nurses who were enrolled in a graduate nursing program at the same university. The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Baccalaureate Student Self-efficacy Questionnaire, nursing fundamentals course performance scores, and satisfaction with nursing as a career choice were measured. One-way analysis of covariance was used for data analysis. The experimental group (n = 34) had lower trait anxiety (P = .01), higher academic performance (P = .04) and satisfaction with nursing as a career choice (P = .002) at the end of the semester compared with the control group (n = 17). There were no statistically significant differences in state anxiety and self-efficacy between two groups. Mentoring by experienced nurses appears to reduce anxiety, foster academic success, and enhance professional satisfaction among beginning nursing students.
authors.affiliation: Professor, School of Nursing, Point Loma Nazarene University, San Diego, CA. Electronic address: sonkim@pointloma.edu.
authors.forename: Son Chae
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Dee
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Oliveri
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riingen
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Larry
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rankin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004511:Education, Nursing, Graduate; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D020377:Self Efficacy; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Academic success; Anxiety; Mentoring; Nursing students; Satisfaction