The future possibilities for cultivating mentor relationship in nursing are limitless. The mentor system developed more widely in nursing will strengthen the profession by increasing its numbers of competent, successful, and satisfied professionals. Our training in nurturing, as members of a helping profession, coupled with increasing awareness of the benefits of working together can help us to be highly effective mentors. Our individual and collective power and effectiveness in the future will depend to a large extent on our willingness to support each other through strong mentor connections.
