title: Learning to aid learning.
abstract: The National Health Service (NHS) is one of the largest employers in the world and, with 1.3 million staff, the biggest employer in Europe. With over three hundred different careers on offer (NHS 2015), the acquisition of skills and qualifications, through academic and clinical training, is an integral part of day-to-day life in the health service. As such, mentoring has become a significant feature in the preparation of healthcare professionals, to support students and ensure learning needs and experiences are appropriate to competency. This article examines the mentor's role, in relation to a teaching innovation designed to address students' identified learning needs to meet the requirements of the multi-professional learning and assessment in practice course NM6156. The effectiveness of the aids to learning will be assessed through an online quiz, and its usefulness will be analysed with reference to educational theories of learning and development.
authors.forename: Jacqui
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Richards
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005060:Europe; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008611:Mentors; D008880:Midwifery / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education*; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*