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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Healthcare Professional Development
  • Clinical Mentorship

Background:

  • The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) implemented Standards to Support Learning and Assessment in Practice (SLAiP) in 2008.
  • These standards require knowledgeable and up-to-date mentors to ensure pre-registration nursing students are safe practitioners.
  • Sign-off mentors (SOMs) are responsible for assessing students' practice readiness, posing challenges due to extensive training commitments.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To address the difficulty in achieving sufficient numbers of qualified sign-off mentors.
  • To develop a program for existing experienced mentors to meet NMC requirements.
  • To ensure mentors are adequately prepared for the final practice-based assessment as sign-off mentors.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of a development program for existing experienced mentors.
  • Utilized guidance from the NMC allowing scenarios and Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) for initial assessments.
  • Included one final practice-based assessment for sign-off mentor qualification.

Main Results:

  • The development program was effective in enhancing mentor knowledge and skills.
  • Mentors were better prepared for the final practice-based assessment.
  • The approach helped overcome challenges related to mentor training time commitments.

Conclusions:

  • The mentor development program successfully prepared mentors for the sign-off role.
  • This initiative supports the NMC's goal of ensuring safe and competent nursing practitioners.
  • Adapting assessment strategies is crucial for effective mentor training in nursing education.