title: Implementation Process of a Canadian Community-based Nurse Mentorship Intervention in HIV Care.
abstract: We describe salient individual and organizational factors that influenced engagement of registered nurses in a 12-month clinical mentorship intervention on HIV care in Canada. The intervention included 48 nurses and 8 people living with HIV (PLWH) who were involved in group-based and one-on-one informal mentorship informed by transformative learning theory. We evaluated the process of implementing the mentorship intervention using qualitative content analysis. The inclusion of PLWH as mentors, the opportunities for reciprocal learning, and the long-term commitment of individual nurses and partner organizations in HIV care were major strengths. Challenges included the need for multiple ethical approvals, the lack of organizational support at some clinical sites, and the time commitment required by participants. We recommend that clinical mentorship interventions in HIV care consider organizational support, adhere to the Greater Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS principles, and explore questions of professional obligations.
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Caine
authors.forename: Judy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mill
authors.forename: Kelly
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: O'Brien
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Worthington
authors.forename: Margaret
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dykeman
authors.forename: Jacqueline
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gahagan
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Maina
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Padua
authors.forename: Cheryl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Arneson
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rogers
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chaw-Kant
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002170:Canada; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008611:Mentors; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D015397:Program Evaluation; D036301:Qualitative Research; D000078329:Workforce
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents
keywords: HIV; community-based research; intervention; mentorship; nurses; people living with HIV; process