Role of your mentor
- listens to your ideas and encourages reflection
- provides you with encouragement, appropriate guidance and positive reinforcement
- gives constructive positive and negative feedback to encourage growth
- provides you with clarification on concepts and issues in the program
- encourages critical thinking and suggests alternative methods of approaching a situation
- act as a role model by demonstrating effective leadership skills
How to choose a mentor
You should select a nurse who:
- holds a practicing licence (preferably in the same facility as you),
- has three years of clinical experience,
- expresses a willingness and interest in mentoring you toward the development of leadership skills, and
- demonstrates good verbal communication skills.
