Browsing by Author "Thamahane, Moratuoa Suzan"
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- ItemNewly qualified registered nurses’ experiences and perceptions of mentorship in a public private partnership hospital in Lesotho(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2019-04) Thamahane, Moratuoa Suzan; Volschenk, Mariëtte; Archer, Elize; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Centre for Health Professions Education.ENGLISH SUMMARY: Background: Mentoring is used widely in the nursing fraternity to enhance socialisation and professional development for newly employed registered nurses. To date, most studies have explored the mentoring needs of newly qualified nurses and outcomes of mentoring programmes within high resource contexts. This qualitative study addressed the gap identified in the literature by exploring the experiences and perceptions of newly qualified registered nurses regarding mentoring as a mechanism for professional socialisation and development within a resource-constrained context that did not have a structured mentoring programme in place. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to explore the mentoring needs of newly qualified registered nurses, determine barriers and enablers to the mentoring process as experienced by newly qualified registered nurses, and to make recommendations regarding the possible development of a structured mentoring programme at Queen Mamohato Memorial Hospital (QMMH). Methods: For the purpose of this study, an exploratory descriptive design, using qualitative methodology to generate data, was selected. Focus group interviews were used to explore newly qualified registered nurses’ experiences and perceptions of mentoring during their first year of employment at QMMH. Themes and sub-themes were identified by means of content analysis. Results: The results of this study showed that newly qualified registered nurses have the need for a structured mentoring process during their first year of employment. Various barriers related to mentoring at QMMH were identified, including the lack of an adequate induction process, the high workload experienced by both the newly employed registered nurses and the experienced registered nurses who were expected to mentor them, and the negative attitude of some of the experienced staff members towards newly employed registered nurses. Potential enablers to mentoring at QMMH included multi-disciplinary team work and the welcoming attitude that some of the nurses in the wards displayed towards newly qualified registered nurses when they entered the wards for the first time. Conclusion: The findings of the study reflected the challenges experienced by newly qualified registered nurses in terms of professional growth and development during their first year of clinical practice. The findings revealed important information regarding mentoring at QMMH, which enabled the researcher to develop a clear understanding of participants’ experiences and perceptions. It is envisaged that the findings of this study will make a contribution to the development of a needs-oriented mentoring programme at QMMH. The need for further research, that explores mentoring as a mechanism for professional socialisation and development, was also identified.