title: Guiding star or reluctant mentor.
abstract: University students Alanna Webster and Caitlin Bowron led a study examining the effects of role models in clinical placements. They share their findings.
authors.affiliation: Queensway Carleton Hospital, Ottawa.
authors.forename: Alanna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.forename: Caitlin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bowron
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008611:Mentors; D013338:Students, Nursing; D006113:United Kingdom