title: E-Mentoring for Doctor of Nursing Practice Students: A Pilot Program.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The growing number of online Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs, steady attrition rates, and shortage of faculty created an opportunity to explore the use of distance-mediated mentoring.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty first-year DNP Nursing Leadership students were matched with DNP-prepared mentors in a formalized e-mentoring program. The Ideal Mentor Scale was used to determine what students desired most from the mentoring relationship in addition to midpoint and end-of-program surveys.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Quantitative analysis revealed mentors and mentees found the relationship to be beneficial (p < .05). Mentees (89%) and mentors (92%) noted the program supplied adequate resources, and the majority of students would recommend the program.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Having a mentor leads to both mentor- and mentee-perceived benefits. Recommendations include continuing to seek ways to improve the communication and commitment between the mentor and mentee in order to receive reciprocal program benefits. [J Nurs Educ. 2016;55(8):458-462.].
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Stefanie B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Birk
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sherman
mesh_terms: D020375:Education, Distance; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D000071252:Mentoring; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education*