The midwife-student mentor relationship: Creating the virtuous circle.

Female Humans Mentoring Mentors Midwifery / education Pregnancy Qualitative Research Students
Clinical practice Education Mentoring Midwifery Students

Journal

Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives
ISSN: 1878-1799
Titre abrégé: Women Birth
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101266131

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Sep 2022
Historique:
received: 27 07 2021
revised: 22 09 2021
accepted: 08 10 2021
pubmed: 28 10 2021
medline: 17 8 2022
entrez: 27 10 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Good mentoring is important for students to support their adjustment to and learning in the clinical environment. The quality of the mentoring relationship is key for students but there is a lack of evidence explaining how a good mentor/mentee relationship establishes and develops over time. To explore the developing relationship between mentors and mentees participating in a structured midwifery mentoring program in one Local Health District in Sydney, Australia. A qualitative interpretive descriptive research design was utilised. Data were collected using 10 focus groups with midwife mentors (n = 31) and seven focus groups and four interviews with Bachelor of Midwifery student mentees (n = 24), over a 12-month period. Thematic analysis using an inductive approach was applied incorporating constant comparison to identify themes and sub-themes. Three overarching themes and three sub-themes were identified. The first theme was 'The great unknown'. Within the second theme 'Building the relationship' were three subthemes: trying to connect; becoming known; and an insider on your side. The final theme 'the virtuous circle' described the reciprocal relationship and benefits that developed between mentor and mentee. The mentor/mentee relationship took time to develop and went through a number of phases. A positive mentor/ mentee relationship flattened hierarchical differences, increased student confidence and capacity for learning, and reflected the midwifery continuity of care relationship between midwife and woman built on respect and partnership. Developing a successful midwifery mentoring relationship takes persistence, reassurance, and mutual disclosure ultimately resulting in a recurring cycle of encouragement and support.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Good mentoring is important for students to support their adjustment to and learning in the clinical environment. The quality of the mentoring relationship is key for students but there is a lack of evidence explaining how a good mentor/mentee relationship establishes and develops over time.
AIM OBJECTIVE
To explore the developing relationship between mentors and mentees participating in a structured midwifery mentoring program in one Local Health District in Sydney, Australia.
METHODS METHODS
A qualitative interpretive descriptive research design was utilised. Data were collected using 10 focus groups with midwife mentors (n = 31) and seven focus groups and four interviews with Bachelor of Midwifery student mentees (n = 24), over a 12-month period. Thematic analysis using an inductive approach was applied incorporating constant comparison to identify themes and sub-themes.
FINDINGS RESULTS
Three overarching themes and three sub-themes were identified. The first theme was 'The great unknown'. Within the second theme 'Building the relationship' were three subthemes: trying to connect; becoming known; and an insider on your side. The final theme 'the virtuous circle' described the reciprocal relationship and benefits that developed between mentor and mentee.
DISCUSSION CONCLUSIONS
The mentor/mentee relationship took time to develop and went through a number of phases. A positive mentor/ mentee relationship flattened hierarchical differences, increased student confidence and capacity for learning, and reflected the midwifery continuity of care relationship between midwife and woman built on respect and partnership.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
Developing a successful midwifery mentoring relationship takes persistence, reassurance, and mutual disclosure ultimately resulting in a recurring cycle of encouragement and support.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2021.10.007 PMID: 34702668
pubmed: 34702668
pii: S1871-5192(21)00179-7
doi: 10.1016/j.wombi.2021.10.007
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

e512-e520

Informations de copyright

Crown Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

A Sheehan (A)

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Parramatta South Campus, Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: a.sheehan@westernsydney.edu.au.

R Elmir (R)

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Parramatta South Campus, Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: r.elmir@westernsydney.edu.au.

A Hammond (A)

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Parramatta South Campus, Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: athena@thebirthcounsel.com.au.

V Schmied (V)

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Parramatta South Campus, Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: v.schmied@westernsydney.edu.au.

S Coulton (S)

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Parramatta South Campus, Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: s.coulton@westernsydney.edu.au.

K Sorensen (K)

South Western Sydney Local Health District, Australia. Electronic address: Karen.sorensen@health.nsw.gov.au.

F Arundell (F)

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Parramatta South Campus, Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: f.arundell@westernsydney.edu.au.

H Keedle (H)

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Parramatta South Campus, Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: h.keedle@westernsydney.edu.au.

H Dahlen (H)

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Parramatta South Campus, Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: h.dahlen@westernsydney.edu.au.

E Burns (E)

School of Nursing and Midwifery, Parramatta South Campus, Western Sydney University, NSW, Australia. Electronic address: e.burns@westernsydney.edu.au.

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