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Reflect for success: recommendations for mentors managing failing students
Jacqui Carr1, Heather Heggarty, Marcia Carr
1Jacqui.carr@nottingham.ac.uk
British Journal of Community Nursing
|January 18, 2011
Summary
Failing student nurses in clinical practice is difficult. This paper presents a reflective model to help community nurse mentors manage the emotional impact and aftermath of failing a student.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Clinical Mentorship
- Professional Development
Background:
- Failing student nurses on clinical placements presents significant emotional challenges for both students and their mentors.
- Community nurse mentors require support in navigating the difficult process of assessing and failing students.
- The aftermath of a final interview where a student is failed can be distressing and requires careful management.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe a reflective model designed to support community nurse mentors.
- To provide a framework for mentors to process the decision and actions involved in failing a student nurse.
- To assist mentors in managing the emotional and practical aftermath of the final interview.
Main Methods:
- The paper proposes a reflective model for nurse mentors.
- The model focuses on the decision-making process and emotional processing.
- It addresses strategies for managing the post-interview period.
Main Results:
- The reflective model offers a structured approach for mentors to cope with the distress of failing a student.
- It facilitates emotional processing and professional growth for mentors.
- The model aids in constructively managing the final interview and its consequences.
Conclusions:
- A reflective model can effectively support community nurse mentors facing the difficult task of failing a student.
- Implementing such a model can mitigate the trauma associated with student failure.
- This approach promotes mentor well-being and professional resilience in nursing education.
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