What are the benefits and challenges of mentoring in midwifery? An integrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The aim of this review was to synthesize best available evidence on mentoring programmes for midwives who have worked within the clinical setting for more than 1 year.

Background

Lack of job satisfaction, stress, burnout and limited managerial support contributes to midwifery workforce attrition and the ongoing global shortage of midwives. Mentoring may be one way to improve staff retention, leading to positive clinical and organizational outcomes.

Design

A five-step integrative review approach, based on a series of articles published by the Joanna Briggs Institute for conducting systematic reviews, was used to develop a search strategy, selection criteria, method for quality appraisal and the extraction and synthesis of data.

Methods

Relevant articles were

SUBMITTER: Wissemann K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9274419 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature