What does mentoring offer nurses?

Support for new leaders

A relationship to discuss leadership issues and challenges

a sounding board for ideas

confidence-building feedback

Ongoing Education

Conversations for continuous learning

Reflection, insight from experience

Transfer of learning into practice

Nurturing champions & leaders

Furthering knowledge and information sharing

Engaging emerging

champions and leaders

Fostering networking and

group participation

Extended Networks

Linking peers within and beyond regions

Recognition and development

Personal, professional development and encouragement

Support

Reducing isolation

Feeling connected, belonging

Problem-solving

Leadership Opportunities

Ways to “step-up” to further develop yourself

and others

Recognising and valuing the knowledge you have to share

Empowering nurses to take on leadership roles

Creating A Mentoring Culture

Supporting emerging nurse-leaders

Increasing informal mentoring, networking and sharing expertise

Valuing and practicing mentoring as a core skill

of nurse-leaders

Want to be or have a mentor?

Produced by Ann Rolfe