Development of an on-job mentorship programme to improve nursing experience for enhanced patient experience of compassionate care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence suggests improvement in nursing staff satisfaction, competence, and retention after implementation of evidence-based mentorship programmes. When guided by a framework of compassion, mentoring as a caring action can not only build healthy, transformative relationships but a similar behavior is reciprocated to patients which subsequently can drive patient experience of care. However, examples of on-job mentorship programs for nurses in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) are limited.

Objective

The objective of the study was to develop an on-job nursing mentorship programme using a compassionate framework aimed at improving nurses' experience and thus enhancing patient experience in a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan.

Methods

Designed as an inte

SUBMITTER: Hookmani AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8449216 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature