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Asefeh Faraz Covelli1, Serena Flaherty, Angela M McNelis
1About the Authors Asefeh Faraz Covelli, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, is an assistant professor, George Washington School of Nursing, Washington, DC. Serena Flaherty, MSN, APRN, CPNP, is a PhD candidate, Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, Connecticut. Angela M. McNelis, PhD, RN, CNE, FAAN, ANEF, is a professor and associate dean for scholarship, innovation, and clinical science, George Washington School of Nursing. For more information, contact Dr. Faraz Covelli at afaraz@gwu.edu.
Abstract:
Little research exists on mentoring programs for nurse practitioner (NP) students. This pilot project aimed to develop, implement, and evaluate a distance program with NP alumni mentoring NP students across the United States. Mentor-mentee pairs (113) were hand-matched and surveyed at six months to collect program data. Most mentees wanted more job-hunting and resume-writing tips; mentors were interested in receiving strategies for mentoring and calendar reminders of important school events. Alumni were interested in helping prepare future NPs by serving as mentors but needed training. Distance mentorship programs may require additional structured guidelines and resources to facilitate success.
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