Payton Tomeka D, Howe Linda A, Timmons Shirley M, Richardson M Elaine
Ark Hospice, Easley, South Carolina, USA.
Nurs Educ Perspect. 2013 May-Jun;34(3):173-7. doi: 10.5480/1536-5026-34.3.173.
This pilot study described African American nursing students' perceptions of mentoring.
The number of African American nurses in the United States is far less than desired. Part of the problem is due to attrition of this student group within nursing education programs. Mentoring has been identified as a factor that contributes to academic success, yet questions about the specific characteristics of successful mentoring programs remain.
A qualitative approach was used to investigate students' views about the role of a mentoring program at their respective schools of nursing. Twenty-six students participated in one semi-structured, face-to-face interview. Data were analyzed using the constant comparative method to inductively review, code, and categorize data within themes.
Themes that emerged included role models, tricks of the trade, feelings, and someone who looks like me.
Results resonate with previous research and lend support for mentoring among minority nursing students.
本试点研究描述了非裔美国护理专业学生对指导的看法。
美国非裔美国护士的数量远低于预期。部分问题在于该学生群体在护理教育项目中的流失。指导已被确定为有助于学业成功的一个因素，但关于成功的指导项目的具体特征仍存在疑问。
采用定性方法调查学生对各自护理学院指导项目作用的看法。26名学生参与了一次半结构化的面对面访谈。使用持续比较法对数据进行分析，以归纳方式在主题内对数据进行审查、编码和分类。
出现的主题包括榜样、行业诀窍、感受以及与我相像的人。
研究结果与先前的研究一致，并为少数族裔护理专业学生中的指导工作提供了支持。
