Summary
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This book is an essential guide to mentorship in health and social care. The chapters focus specifically on the eight Nursing and Midwifery Council domains for the preparation and training of mentors. A rich range of real-life case studies are included in every chapter, to demonstrate the challenges and dilemmas of mentoring in practice. The chapters cover a range of settings, including community nursing, school nursing, acute care, social work and biomedical science.
The Facilitation of Learning: Case Study
The Facilitation of Learning: Case Study
Facilitating a student's learning is one of a mentor's key roles. An accurate assessment of student competence cannot be achieved if a mentor has not first created appropriate learning opportunities. It is these two functions, facilitating learning and the assessment of that learning, that ensure health and social care mentors are able to protect the public and contribute to the creation of safe, effective and proactive new members of their profession. Chapter 5 will discuss in more detail the complex role of assessment in practice settings. In this chapter we will explore some of the key considerations for mentors when facilitating student learning. An understanding of what we actually ...
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