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Mentorship in nursing academia: a systematic review protocol
Lorelli Nowell1, Deborah E White2, Kelly Mrklas3
1Faculty of Nursing, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada. lnowell@ucalgary.ca.
Systematic Reviews
|April 16, 2015
Summary
This systematic review protocol outlines the first global evidence appraisal for mentorship in nursing academia. It aims to identify evidence gaps and guide effective mentorship interventions for nursing faculty and students.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education Research
- Academic Mentorship
- Faculty Development
Background:
- Mentorship is crucial for attracting, training, and retaining nursing faculty.
- Evidence for mentorship's value in academic medicine exists, but not yet established in nursing academia.
- A protocol for a mixed-methods systematic review is described to assess existing evidence.
Purpose of the Study:
- To critically appraise the global evidence for mentorship in nursing academia.
- To identify evidence gaps and inform the development of mentorship interventions.
- To guide mentorship practices for improved outcomes for nursing faculty, students, and patients.
Main Methods:
- Mixed-methods systematic review protocol.
- Inclusion of studies on mentorship interventions for registered nursing faculty.
- Exploration of mentee, mentor, and institutional outcomes.
- Comprehensive search of electronic databases and gray literature.
- Independent review and data extraction by two reviewers.
- Potential for meta-synthesis (qualitative) and meta-analysis (quantitative).
Main Results:
- This section will be populated upon completion of the systematic review.
Conclusions:
- This study represents the first systematic review of global evidence on mentorship in nursing academia.
- Findings will identify evidence gaps and inform the development and implementation of mentorship interventions.
- Outcomes will guide mentorship practices to enhance positive results for nursing faculty, students, and patient care.
- The review will highlight future research directions in nursing academia mentorship and nursing science.
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