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dc.contributor.authorScott, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorBrysiewicz, Petra
dc.date.accessioned2018-02-07T17:42:53Z
dc.date.available2018-02-07T17:42:53Z
dc.date.issued2017-09-30
dc.identifier.citationScott , P & Brysiewicz , P 2017 , ' Piloting a global mentorship initiative to support African emergency nurses ' , International Emergency Nursing , vol. 34 , pp. 7-10 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2017.05.002
dc.identifier.issn1755-599X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/19743
dc.descriptionThis is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
dc.description.abstractMentorship is a relationship whereby a person experienced in the specialty supports and guides a less experienced person following a process of relationship building, engagement and development, self-inquiry and reflection (Seekoe, 2014). It involves regular contact with a critical friend who has a mature level of skills and expertise and can advise and support the mentee’s development in order to empower them and build capacity (Seekoe, 2014). In healthcare this relationship usually has formal recognition. Indeed clinical mentorship of nurse initiated antiretroviral therapy in resource limited settings in South Africa suggests that mentorship increases clinical confidence and improves the quality of nursing care (Green, de Azevedo, Patten, Davies, Ibeto, et al., 2014). Bennet, Paina, Ssengooba, Waswa and Imunya (2013) demonstrated in Kenya and Uganda that mentorship programmes have a positive impact on career development and whether to remain in health research. However, in a global healthcare context, one size does not fit all. Limited examples exist of Afrocentric mentorship arrangements which enhance the personal development and expertise of novice health practitioners however no current mentorship infrastructure exists to support the development of emergency nurses in Africa (Brysiewicz, 2012). This paper explains the creation and pilot of a global mentorship initiative through collaboration to support emergency nurses in Africa and, the potential benefits and limitations of such a quest.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Emergency Nursing
dc.subjectAfrica
dc.subjectEmergency Nursing
dc.subjectWounds and Injuries
dc.subjectMentorship
dc.subjectLow-resource
dc.titlePiloting a global mentorship initiative to support African emergency nursesen
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Adult Nursing and Primary Care
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Research in Public Health and Community Care
dc.contributor.institutionNursing, Midwifery and Social Work
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Health and Social Work
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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rioxxterms.typeJournal Article/Review
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