THE FORMAL MENTORING EXPERIENCES OF CLINICAL MIDWIVES AND SENIOR MIDWIFE STUDENTS: A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH
Project no. 907 · Status: Kapanmış · 2016
Summary
This study is an qualitative research to describe the experiences, opinions and proposes solutions of clinical midwives and senior midwife students towards formal mentoring program. The study population was composed of senior midwife students and midwives working in the delivery room of five hospitals were formed within the scope of internship. The study sample was composed of seven mentors and 32 internship students at two public hospitals. Mentors have been matched with students according to classical and group mentoring model. As an instrument of data collection consisting of 5 semistructured interview guide used open-ended questions. Interviews were taken during the sound recording. The interview form included questions about mentoring/mentor description of students and mentoring benefits of midwives. The process of data collection conducted by the researcher, between 26 February 2017 – 28 October 2017 date in the form of face to face interviews. Records of the sound are written during the interview. Written audio recording outputs were analyzed using qualitative the data the analysis methods, content analysis. Result of the analysis; midwife students stated that formal mentoring program was effective on the process application of theory into practice, improving skills, practicing skills with allocated mentor. During mentoring program; according to students and midwives experiences "strengthening communication and self-confidence" were themes that benefits of the program to them. Creating future mentoring programs; it was suggested that practicum times and night duty should be suitably planned according to mentors work time and internship students.