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Abstract
Objectives: Nursing students encounter a myriad of challenges as they prepare for licensure. This study aims to identify specific needs and mentoring preferences of pre-licensure nursing students at various stages to inform faculty-led mentoring.
Methods: A needs assessment of 224 pre-licensure nursing students gathered quantitative and qualitative data on students' perceived needs, mentoring preferences, and mentorship settings.
Results: The majority expressed strong interest in faculty mentorship, preferring in-person, informal meetings with mentors, and opportunities for electronic interactions. Students identified needs related to licensure exam preparation, study strategies, and balancing academics with personal responsibilities.
Conclusions: Faculty-led mentoring may help address academic and personal challenges faced by pre-licensure nursing students. Institutions should consider formal faculty-led mentorship programs based on student-identified needs to enhance student success.
Implications for an international audience: Findings can inform global pre-licensure nursing programs' faculty-led mentorship initiatives tailored around student-identified needs, and preferences for faculty mentoring.
期刊介绍:
The International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship publishes significant research and scholarship in the broad field of nursing education. The mandate of the journal is to present high quality papers to advance nursing education through research, description of innovative methods, or introduction of novel approaches about all aspects of nursing education in a timely manner. The specific aims of IJNES are to: - Promote worldwide scholarship in nursing education - Enhance and advance nursing education globally - Provide a forum for the dissemination of international perspectives and scholarship in nursing education