Exploring the Feasibility, Acceptability and Satisfaction of a Virtual Peer Mentoring Program for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Mixed-Methods Study
Final-year nursing students are known to face high levels of stress due to increased demands in academics and clinical practicum. In this study, a virtual peer mentoring program was pilot-tested, involving alumni as mentors. Using a mixed-methods approach, we sought to describe the acceptability, f...
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| author | Charlotte Lee Angel Wang Vanessa Pina Jianrong Zhuang Ruth Robbio Winnie Sun |
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Final-year nursing students are known to face high levels of stress due to increased demands in academics and clinical practicum. In this study, a virtual peer mentoring program was pilot-tested, involving alumni as mentors. Using a mixed-methods approach, we sought to describe the acceptability, feasibility and satisfaction associated with the intervention. Study intervention involved: a) orientation, b) mindful self-compassion training workshop, and c) virtual mentorship interactions for nine months. Evaluation of study variables was done at the completion of training and at the end of the virtual peer mentoring program via self-reported questionnaires and interviews. The current virtual peer mentoring intervention was deemed acceptable, feasible and satisfactory to mitigate challenges for final-year nursing students. The virtual component of the study was considered to be convenient and appropriate, however, future mentoring interventions could be more effective by employing a form of mixed-contact involving both virtual and in-person interactions.
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| spelling | doaj.art-d173c147404549b38837ae8d83afe5d92023-12-19T19:15:46ZengSociety for Teaching and Learning in Higher EducationCanadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning1918-29022023-10-0114210.5206/cjsotlrcacea.2023.2.14586Exploring the Feasibility, Acceptability and Satisfaction of a Virtual Peer Mentoring Program for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Mixed-Methods StudyCharlotte Lee0Angel Wanghttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4467-0554Vanessa PinaJianrong ZhuangRuth Robbiohttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9367-479XWinnie Sunhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7616-5344Toronto Metropolitan University Final-year nursing students are known to face high levels of stress due to increased demands in academics and clinical practicum. In this study, a virtual peer mentoring program was pilot-tested, involving alumni as mentors. Using a mixed-methods approach, we sought to describe the acceptability, feasibility and satisfaction associated with the intervention. Study intervention involved: a) orientation, b) mindful self-compassion training workshop, and c) virtual mentorship interactions for nine months. Evaluation of study variables was done at the completion of training and at the end of the virtual peer mentoring program via self-reported questionnaires and interviews. The current virtual peer mentoring intervention was deemed acceptable, feasible and satisfactory to mitigate challenges for final-year nursing students. The virtual component of the study was considered to be convenient and appropriate, however, future mentoring interventions could be more effective by employing a form of mixed-contact involving both virtual and in-person interactions. https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/cjsotl_rcacea/article/view/14586education nursingbaccalaureatementorshipmentorship—evaluationquantitative studies |
| spellingShingle | Charlotte Lee Angel Wang Vanessa Pina Jianrong Zhuang Ruth Robbio Winnie Sun Exploring the Feasibility, Acceptability and Satisfaction of a Virtual Peer Mentoring Program for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Mixed-Methods Study Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning education nursing baccalaureate mentorship mentorship—evaluation quantitative studies |
| title | Exploring the Feasibility, Acceptability and Satisfaction of a Virtual Peer Mentoring Program for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Mixed-Methods Study |
| title_full | Exploring the Feasibility, Acceptability and Satisfaction of a Virtual Peer Mentoring Program for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Mixed-Methods Study |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the Feasibility, Acceptability and Satisfaction of a Virtual Peer Mentoring Program for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Mixed-Methods Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the Feasibility, Acceptability and Satisfaction of a Virtual Peer Mentoring Program for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Mixed-Methods Study |
| title_short | Exploring the Feasibility, Acceptability and Satisfaction of a Virtual Peer Mentoring Program for Undergraduate Nursing Students: A Mixed-Methods Study |
| title_sort | exploring the feasibility acceptability and satisfaction of a virtual peer mentoring program for undergraduate nursing students a mixed methods study |
| topic | education nursing baccalaureate mentorship mentorship—evaluation quantitative studies |
| url | https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/cjsotl_rcacea/article/view/14586 |
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