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Mentoring in Academic Nursing From the Perspectives of Faculty Mentors
Katie Ruth Busby1, Claire Burke Draucker
1About the Authors Katie Ruth Busby, PhD, RN, CNE, is assistant professor, Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Claire Burke Draucker, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Angela Barron McBride Professor of Psychiatric Nursing, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis. This work was supported by a grant through the Committee on Research and Creative Works at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The authors acknowledge and thank Emelie David, BA, who served as an undergraduate student research assistant on this project. For more information, contact Dr. Busby at kbusby@uccs.edu .
Aim:
The aim of this study was to create a theoretical framework that describes how mentoring relationships in academic nursing unfold from the perspectives of nurse faculty mentors.
Background:
Mentoring is a strategy that can promote the satisfaction and retention of nurse faculty. Although research has focused on the experiences of protégés in mentoring relationships, little is known about mentoring from the perspectives of nurse faculty mentors.
Method:
Constructivist grounded theory was used to interview 24 experienced nurse faculty about their mentoring experiences.
Results:
The theoretical framework Growing Together: Mentors' Perspectives on Mentoring included four phases (getting together, getting going, going together, going beyond) and three strands (relationship with protégé, work of mentoring, emotional impact of mentoring).
Conclusion:
Participants experienced a variety of benefits from mentoring while also experiencing a variety of challenges. Findings suggest that more resources are needed for experienced faculty who mentor novice nurse faculty.
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