Mentorship and Preceptorship: Qualities, Application, and Analysis

This report delves into the concepts of mentorship and preceptorship, highlighting the qualities of an effective mentor such as patience, approachability, and honesty. It discusses the practical application of these attributes, emphasizing the importance of creating a comfortable environment for mentees and the distinction between a mentor-mentee relationship and friendship. The report also includes a personal reflection on the author's experience as a clinical nurse, detailing how their mentorship approach and expertise in oncology nursing positively influenced a mentee. The experience shaped the author's understanding of addressing the challenges mentees face and improving their approachability, providing valuable insights into the dynamics of mentorship within a healthcare setting. The report concludes by emphasizing the importance of mentorship and preceptorship in the development of healthcare professionals.

Surname: MENTORSHIP PRECEPTORSHIP
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Professor
Institution
Course
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The qualities that make a good mentor include patience and passion when trying to
educate others. Mentors do this in a manner that allows the other people to understand them so
that the people involved appear not informed. Good mentors always admit that they do not have
answers to problems and take the people involved through a procedure so that they can find an
answer together with the mentee (Yonge, Billay, & Myrick, 2014). Good mentors are easily
approachable and accessible. A mentor should also be objective and fair.
Application of the attributes
Approachability and Availability
I should be available to the person that I am offering mentorship program to. I should
also make the mentee comfortable when approaching me for consultation through open
discussions. I should also be available and have a schedule in mind for my mentee. I would be
regularly setting a day in a week for meetings. (Yonge, Billay, & Myrick, 2014).
Honesty and diplomacy
I would also make sure that I am straightforward to my mentee. Mentoring relationship is
different from friendship (Kaviani & Stillwell, 2015). As a mentor, I would differentiate between
caring for my mentee and following them on social websites.
Question three
When I was a clinical nurse at cancer center, I introduced myself to my mentee to give
any assistance that she needed that was within my reach. I assured her that I was the best for
clinical matters (Yonge, Billay, & Myrick, 2014). Because of the many years that I spent in
cancer center, my expertise in oncology nursing and my accessibility gave my mentee motivation
and she performed well. She could ask advice on different aspects of life including work, career

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and also concerning education. This experience shaped my opinion on how I should improve my
approachability to challenges that mentees face.

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Reference
Kaviani, N., & Stillwell, Y. (2015). An evaluative study of clinical preceptorship. Nurse
Education Today, 56(5), 14-45.
Yonge, O., Billay, D., & Myrick, F. (2014). Preceptorship and mentorship: not merely a matter
of semantics. International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship, 45(6), 34-76.