The Effect of the Mentor Nurse Training Program on Clinical Guidance Skills and Applications: A Mixed-Method Randomized Controlled Experimental Study


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Ulupınar S., Kaya H., Şenyuva E., Bodur G., Bozkurt G., Küçük Yüceyurt N., ...Daha Fazla

Acıbadem Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.16, sa.16, ss.591-604, 2025 (TRDizin) identifier

Özet

Background: There are a limited number of randomized controlled studies examining the effect of the mentor training program in nursing education. The aim is to examine the effect of the mentor nurse training program on mentor nurses' guidance skills and clinical guidance practices.
Methods: This is a mixed-method randomized controlled (pre- and post-test control group) experimental research. The study population consisted of 131 mentor nurses who worked in two medical faculty hospitals affiliated with a university and guided students. The sample size was including 30 mentor nurses for each group (intervention & control group). The data were collected using the mentor nurse information form, Mentoring Scale and semi-structured interview form. In the study, the mentor nurse training program was conducted as an intervention. Quantitative data were analyzed by the researchers using the SPSS version 25.0 software. A descriptive analysis method was used in the analysis of qualitative data.
Results: After the intervention, the total score, coaching, self-expression, counseling, acceptance and approval subdimension mean scores of the nurses in the intervention group were found to be significantly higher compared to the control group and pre-training period.
Conclusions: This research reveals that the prepared training program is effective.