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Table of Contents


	Contributors	xi
	Preface	xiii
Chapter 1	Mentoring Today	1
	Mentoring and Nursing	1
	Your Experience as a Student	1
	Knowing How it Feels	3
	Mentorship and Professional Development	4
	Mentoring and Recruitment	5
	Mentoring for Success	6
Chapter 2	Mentoring and the NMC	7
	The NMC Standards for Learning and Assessment in Practice	7
	What are the Standards?	8
	Becoming a Mentor	10
	The Local Mentor Register	12
	Mentor Updating	14
	The Triennial Review and Mentor Portfolio	18
	Applying Due Regard	20
	The Sign-Off Mentor - A Brief Introduction	22
	The Mentor�s Role and Responsibility	23
Chapter 3	Preparing for Students	29
	Before the Student Arrives	29
	Student Expectations	29
	Is Your Practice Area Prepared?	30
	What can Go Wrong?	31
	Creating a Learning Environment	33
	Personal Preparation	35
	General Planning	38
	Preparation of Resources	44
	Getting Student Preparation Right	47
	Preparation is the Key	48
Chapter 4	Understanding the Practice Assessment Document	51
	The Practice Assessment Document	51
	Documenting Assessment	53
	Learning Contracts	54
	Using the Practice Assessment Document during Placement	55
	Writing in the Pad	56
	Learning Outcomes	57
	Translating the Jargon	60
	Identification of Learning Opportunities	60
	Evidence	62
	Pulling it Altogether	63
	Assessing in Practice	67
Chapter 5	Orientation and the Initial Interview	69
	Meeting Your Student	69
	Orientation	69
	Iniliat Interview	71
	Learning Styles	75
	Practice Learning Outcomes	79
	Ongoing Achievement Record	79
	Planning Learning Experiences	80
	Disclosure of a Disability	81
	Expectations of Competence	82
	Scheduling Feedback	85
	Personality Clashes	85
	Understanding the Documentation	86
	Making the Most of the Initial Interview	87
Chapter 6	Giving Feedback	89
	Feedback	89
	Previous Experience of Feedback	90
	Assessment and Feedback	91
	Informal Feedback	94
	Formal Feedback	95
	Delivering Feedback	96
	Constructive Feedback	98
	Feedback and Self-Esteem	99
	The Feedback Sandwich	99
	Documenting Feedback	101
	Difficult Feedback	103
	Documenting the Ongoing Achievement Record	105
	Fair and Honest Feedback	105
Chapter 7	The Midpoint Interview	107
	What is the Purpose of the Midpoint Interview?	107
	When should the Interview Take Place?	108
	Responsibility for the Midpoint Interview	114
	Feedback at the Midpoint Interview	115
	Measuring Progress at the Midpoint	119
	Documenting at the Midpoint Interview	120
	Action Planning	122
	Seeking Help at the Midpoint Interview	124
	Making the Most of the Midpoint Interview	125
Chapter 8	Supporting the Failing Student	127
	What do We Mean by Failing?	127
	Mentoring Challenges - The Failing Student	127
	Do Not Avoid Failing Students	128
	What is the Student Failing?	128
	Why is My Student Failing?	130
	Discussing Competence with Students	133
	Giving Feedback to Failing Students	136
	Early Failure Does Not Mean End Failure	137
	Helping Failing Students	138
	Getting Help for Failing Students	140
	Don�t Forget to Document	141
	Making the Final Assessment Decision	142
	What Happens When a Student Does Not Pass?	145
	Did I Fail?	147
Chapter 9	The Final Interview	149
	The End of Placement	149
	What is the Point of a Final Interview?	149
	Final Interview Checklist	150
	Content of the Final Interview	151
	Completing the Final Interview and Assessment	155
	Documentation in the Final Interview	158
	Failing the Final Assessment	160
	The Failing Mentor	165
	Ending on a High Note	165
	Reflection on Your Experience	166
	Improving Your Own Standard of Mentoring	166
Chapter 10	The Role of the Sign-Off Mentor	167
	What is a Sign-Off Mentor?	167
	How do I Become a Sign-Off Mentor?	168
	Preparing for Your Role as Sign-Off Mentor	176
	Supporting Others	176
	Making Time to Meet with Your Student	177
	The Ongoing Achievement Record	178
	Self-Assessment - Am I Ready?	182
Chapter 11	Mentoring Students with Disabilities	185
	Introduction	185
	Models of Disability	186
	Disability and the Law	188
	Disability and the NMC	191
	The Implications of the DDA for the Mentor	192
	Disclosure	193
	Reasonable Adjustments for Specific Impairments or Disabilities	200
	Assessing the Disabled Student	205
	Evaluating Your Support of the Student with a Disability	206
Chapter 12	Mentoring Challenges	209
	Introduction	209
	Mentoring Students on a Second Attempt	209
	The Work-Life Balance	214
	Professional Conduct	217
	Sickness and Absenteeism	220
	Incidents/Accidents	221
	Pregnancy	221
	Motivating Students	223
	Student Complaints	224
	Managing a Crossover of Student Placements	226
	Refusing Care from Students	227
	Involving Other Services/Teams	228
	Mentoring in Different Types of Placement Areas	229
	Where to Find Help	232
Chapter 13	Using Simulated Learning	233
	What is Simulated Learning?	233
	Why Use Simulation	234
	Using Simulation in Nurse Education	234
	Simulation in Clinical Practice	235
	Provision of Simulated Learning	235
	Types of Simulation	236
	Are You and Your Area Prepared for Simulated Learning?	238
	Planning Effective Simulation	239
	Information for Simulated Patient	243
	Feedback Forms	244
	Personal Preparation	247
	Debriefing as Part of Simulation	249
	Planning for Feedback	250
	Delivering Feedback	252
	Students� Attitudes to Simulation	253
	Getting it Right	254
Chapter 14	Evaluating the Learning Experience	257
	Why Evaluation is Important	257
	When to Evaluate	257
	What to Evaluate	258
	The Student�s Experience of the Placement	258
	The Quality of the Placement as a Learning Environment	259
	Evaluating Your Own Experience	263
	Analysing Evaluations	266
	Lessons Learnt	269
	Improving the Learning Environment	270
	Positive Mentoring	272
Appendix	The Developmental Framework to Support Learning and Assessment in Practice	273
	Index	285