Mentors Supporting Nurses Transitioning to Primary Healthcare Roles: A Practice Improvement Initiative.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Effective primary healthcare services have been identified by the World Health Organization as the most equitable approach to enhancing universal healthcare. Robust models of mentoring for registered nurses (RNs) transitioning to primary healthcare roles have yet to be described in the Australian context. A robust mentoring model can support RNs to fulfill their potential, bridging the gap between theory and practice. In 2015, the peak body for nurses in primary health care (PHC) began developing a transition to practice program, including embedded mentoring to support newly graduated and more experienced registered and enrolled nurses. This quality improvement study reports the experiences and perspectives of nurses participating as mentors in two separate offerings o

SUBMITTER: Rossiter R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10868511 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature