title: How mentors can influence the values, behaviours and attitudes of nursing staff through positive professional socialisation.
abstract: This article explores the concept and processes involved in professional socialisation and how mentors and nurse managers can help to foster positive aspects of this in their practice. Positive professional socialisation needs champions to instil fundamental professional values and behaviours in nursing staff, and managers need to support mentors to influence and lead the way in promoting standards of excellence in the nursing profession to assure public trust and confidence, and ultimately patient safety. The time out activities will ask you to consider and develop possible strategies to help support mentors and staff, and aim to encourage you to explore the potential benefits of positive professional socialisation for your team in delivering high quality patient care.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health and Social Care, Nursing Department, Open University.
authors.forename: Kay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Norman
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D015438:Health Behavior; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008611:Mentors; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000523:psychology*
keywords: image; leadership; management; mentors; patient care; patient safety; professional behaviours; professional socialisation