Surface and Content Validity of the Mentoring Function Scale for Novice Nurses

This study aimed to examine the surface and content validity of the Mentoring Function Scale for Novice Nurses, used to assess the mentoring of entry-level nurses, and to refine the scale items. In Study 1, six nurse education researchers, selected using convenience sampling, with five or more years of nursing experience and experience teaching novice nurses, were invited to an expert meeting in July 2015. A group interview was conducted that lasted approximately 120 minutes. Study 2 examined the content validity index. Between September and November 2015, we distributed a self-administered questionnaire survey to 11 participants selected by convenience sampling. The participants included five nurse education researchers with a minimum of five years of nursing experience and experience teaching novice nurses, as well as six clinical nurses with a master’s degree or higher. Finally, 81 questionnaire items were retained from the initial 125 items. The 81-item Mentoring Function Scale for Novice Nurses had higher content validity than the original scale. To further increase the scale’s applicability, future studies should assess its reliability, construct validity, and criterion-related validity.

A Concept Analysis of Mentoring in Nursing Leadership

Attention in the literature has been given to the critical state of nursing leadership development. There is a need to identify effective ways to sustain and develop nursing leaders. Mentoring has been identified as an invaluable tool to attract and retain new nurse leaders. Examining the concept of mentoring in nursing leadership provides a greater understanding of its importance in today’s healthcare system. The concept of mentoring will be analyzed using the framework developed by Walker and Avant. A literature review was conducted to examine the current usage of the concept of mentoring. Consistent with Walker and Avant’s framework, defining attributes, antecedents, and consequences of mentoring have been identified. Further illustration of this concept is provided by describing model, borderline, related, and contrary cases. Demonstrating the occurrence of the concept of mentoring, Empirical referents will also be explored.

Observation of the effect of one-to-one education on high-risk cases of diabetic foot

BACKGROUND Diabetes is a common chronic disease,and its global incidence is on the rise.The disease is directly attributed to insufficient insulin efficacy/secretion,and patients are often accompanied by multiple complications.Diabetic foot is one of the most common complications of diabetes.Diabetic feet have ulcers and infections,which can eventually lead to amputation.Basic nursing care,such as lowering blood pressure and preventing foot skin infections in clinical nursing work,has positive significance for the prevention and control of diabetic feet.AIM To explore the positive significance of one-to-one education in high-risk cases of diabetic foot.METHODS This observation included 98 high-risk cases of diabetic foot in our hospital during the period from August 2017 to October 2019,and these patients were randomly divided into the basic nursing group and the one-to-one education group with 49 patients per group.The basic nursing group only received routine basic nursing,while the one-to-one education group gave patients one-to-one education on the basis of basic nursing.After nursing,the self-care ability and compliance behavior of the two groups were evaluated and compared between these two groups.The knowledge mastery of the patient and the satisfaction of nursing were accounted.RESULTS The assessment results of patients(self-care responsibility,self-care skills,selfconcept and self-care knowledge)were significantly higher in the one-to-one education group than in the basic nursing group.The scores of compliance behaviors(foot bathing,shoes and socks selection,sports health care)in the oneto-one education group were significantly higher than those in the basic nursing group.Patients in the one-to-one education group had a significantly higher level of knowledge mastery and satisfaction of nursing than the basic nursing group.CONCLUSION One-to-one education for high-risk cases of diabetic foot is helpful to improve the cognition and self-care ability of patients with diabetic foot,to ensure that patients follow the doctor’s advice of self-care and to improve their nursing satisfaction.

The Importance of Mentoring in Nursing Academia

Mentoring in academia promotes the retention of students and future faculty. Presently, it is general knowledge that we have a shortage of nurses in our profession. However, we also have a shortage of experientially qualified educators and mentors. In general, the problem is there is a lack of mentors in healthcare as a whole that have the ability or willingness to mentor future generations of faculty. Mentors are needed to pass on knowledge and promote retention of students and faculty in academia. The example we present to the students in healthcare professions will also impact the retention of healthcare faculty as a whole. It is logical to think that if we retain our students in academia, we also retain future experientially qualified faculty in academia. How we mentor one another as a novice and seasoned faculty can impact what students see and learn as well from us. A literature review of 46 articles was completed and 19 of the articles were used as references in this article, along with a few more relevant references. The articles from the literature review showed evidence of positive mentoring experiences lead to the retention of students, future mentees, and mentors in nursing academia.

E-mentoring as a Critical E-learning Approach: The Impact of Social Presence on E-mentoring

One important form of e-learning is e-mentoring. Virtual mentoring can occur within the context of formal organiza- tional programs or develop spontaneously between individuals online. While e-mentoring is burgeoning as a practice, theoretical research related to this important phenomenon has been limited. The purpose of this paper is to suggest that social presence theory presents a useful conceptual framework for understanding mentors’ willingness to participate in e-mentoring relationship and on their satisfaction. In sum, mentoring relationships that offer a blended approach with both high and low social presence forms of computer-mediated-communication (CMC) will be more satisfying to men- tors than those with low social presence CMC forms only. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

A Fast LDL-factorization Approach for Large Sparse Positive Definite System and Its Application to One-to-one Marketing Optimization Computation

LDL-factorization is an efficient way of solving Ax = b for a large symmetric positive definite sparse matrix A. This paper presents a new method that further improves the efficiency of LDL-factorization. It is based on the theory of elimination trees for the factorization factor. It breaks the computations involved in LDL-factorization down into two stages： 1） the pattern of nonzero entries of the factor is predicted, and 2） the numerical values of the nonzero entries of the factor are computed. The factor is stored using the form of an elimination tree so as to reduce memory usage and avoid unnecessary numerical operations. The calculation results for some typical numerical examples demonstrate that this method provides a significantly higher calculation efficiency for the one-to-one marketing optimization algorithm.

Effectiveness of one-to-one feedback methods of teaching with proper metered-dose inhaler technique and correcting errors in chronic obstructive lung disease patients

Objective:To determine the most common mistakes made during the use of a metered-dose inhaler(MDI),and the effect of the repeated trainings performed with demonstration method by providing one-to-one feedback on these mistakes.Methods:This is a quasi-experimental study with a control group.A total of 100 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD)patients(50 in the control group and 50 in the experimental group)were included in the research.“Patient Information Form(PIF)”(to determine the descriptive characteristics of patients)through the face-to-face interview method,using“MDI Skill Assessment Form”(MDISAF)(it is composed of 10 skill steps about the use of MDI)through observation method was used.Patients in both the groups were asked to use MDI and their abilities regarding use of MDI were assessed.Then in the intervention group,usage of MDI was explained by a nurse via demonstration and placebo MDI.Trainings were repeated on days 1,3,and 5 as from hospitalization of the patient.In the intervention group,three methods were used in this study:“face-to-face training,”“one-to-one,”and“with feedbacks and repeated.”Routine training regarding use of MDI was given by the nurses in the clinic to patients in the control group.The use of an MDI was assessed using MDISAF before training and after the training on the first,third and fifth days of hospitalization.On the seventh day,the last measurement was performed.Percentage,chi square,and mean were used to assess the data.Results:After repetitive training with one-to-one feedback,several differences between the groups in favor of the experimental group were found in 7 of the 10 skill levels of the MDI.There was a significant difference after“training”between the groups in the third,fourth,fifth,sixth,seventh,eighth and ninth MDI steps in posttest measurement(P<0.05).Evaluating the skills of the groups to use MDI from pretest to posttest,it was determined that while the intervention group made less mistakes in steps in which mistakes were made mostly,the control group continued to make mistakes.Conclusions:Inhaler technique intervention with repeated,face to face,and one-to-one feedback trainings can significantly enhance the MDI techniques in COPD patients.The patients in the intervention group made less mistakes during MDI application and their application skills improved.It may be asser ted that the training provided to the intervention group was effective for using the device correctly,while the training provided in the clinic for the control group was inadequate.

Didactics of Languages:Implementing Dynamic Exchanges and Enhancing the Potential of Creativity in a Mentoring Context

Group dynamics is applied not only in the professional life but also in the educational framework becoming one of the tools of group therapy aiming at reducing conflicts and tensions.Under this perspective it would be interesting to study the dynamic exchanges that take place within the interrelations of the facilitator with his target group aiming at further exploiting the cognitive and affective resources of the participants in order to manage their potential more effectively and to accompany them in any training situation.From an actional perspective the adoption of collaborative tasks promotes cooperation and problem solving in a mentoring context,where the members invest in the realization of a meaningful action project in order to implement creative tasks and cultivate transversal skills using digital technology.

学长制(Mentoring)作为高校人力资源发展的工具

德国奥斯纳布吕克应用科学大学借鉴企业管理中较为常见的Mentoring模式,作为入学新生在学期初期阶段有效改善人力资源和学习条件的工具,受到学生及教授的好评,具有可操作性。

Mentoring as an Interaction System, Providing Teachers＇ Readiness to Integrate Into the School Environment

The sustainable development of today＇s society can be promoted by providing the educational sustainability. The education of prospective teachers should be based on ecological approach, which ensures the ecological perspective and an opportunity for students to develop their readiness to integrate into the school environment. The main aim of the author＇s research is to substantiate mentoring as an interaction system for the facilitation of the prospective teachers＇ readiness to integrate into the school environment. The author of this paper offers the results of her theoretical research： substantiation of mentoring＇s importance in teachers＇ education, substantiation of mentors＇ roles and functions, and substantiation of ecological approach in teachers＇ education. Ecological approach in teachers＇ education facilitates the formation of friendly attitude toward a school as an educational environment. Mentoring provides the prospective teachers＇ readiness to the professional activity and ability to successful integration in various types of school environment, considering their specificity. The author applied the following research methods： experience reflection, studying, analysing, and evaluating of scientific literature.

Research on the Diversified Mentoring Models for Open Base Engineering Graduates-A Case Study of Foshan

The key to guaranteeing the quality of engineering graduate cultivation lies in establishing a dual mentorship model,involving both,universities and enterprises.By analyzing the existing problems in dual mentorship for engineering graduates,the open base for joint graduate cultivation in Foshan is taken as an example.Under the“2+2”diversified mentoring model constructed for engineering practice cultivation,an open base guarantees the implementation of the diversified mentoring model,while the diversified mentoring model improves the effectiveness of collaborative education between universities and enterprises.Strengthening the qualification examination of collaborative education and reinforcing the academic ability training of enterprise mentors are proposed as strategies for the problems faced in the implementation.

An Empirical Analysis of Factors Affecting Mentoring Relationship between Supervisor and Postgraduate

The mentoring relationship between supervisor and postgraduate is crucially important to ensure the quality of education for postgraduates.In this paper,factors affecting the mentoring relationship were investigated by a binary logit model using data collected from 345 postgraduates.In addition,marginal effects were introduced to quantify the effects of factors on mentoring relationship.A total of 11 factors were found to be significant,and four of them could increase the risk of supervisor-postgraduate conflict,while the remaining seven factors could decrease the risk of supervisor-postgraduate conflict.Findings from this study can help better understand the mechanism of supervisor-postgraduate conflicts and develop effective countermeasures.

Mentoring in Novice Teacher Training Programme

1.INTRODUCTIONTeacher mentoring plays an important role in teacher education.The use of mentoring is strongly advocated for improving novice teachers’ performance in some countries,such as UK and the USA.In China,mentoring has been employed for in-service novice teachers’ development in a number of middle schools for the following reasons:1)In-service novice teachers are officially qualified but have insufficient teaching experience(only two-month teaching practice);2)Some new teachers do not have a strong theoretical base because of the unpractical university curriculum design(Chen,et al.2003);3)Mentoring,originated with the aim of helping novice teachers become qualified teachers,is supposed to help solve the problems mentioned above in the Chinese context.Therefore,it has been adopted,and it is required by some schools and educational bureaus that new teachers should have mentoring during their first or second year in practice.

Clinical competency:perceptions of nursing interns and clinical mentors

Objective:To assess the clinical competency of nursing interns and the perception of clinical nurse mentors toward student nurses'clinical competency.Methods:A study was carried out among 104 nursing interns and 26 clinical nurse mentors using the purposive sampling technique.A self-repor ted perception scale was used to collect the data.Results:In general,most nursing interns perceived themselves as clinically competent during the internship.The clinical nurse mentors too repor ted that the current internship is helping the nursing interns in becoming competent.Conclusions:Frequent clinical evaluation,buddy system,provision of stipends,good leadership,and coordination between the academic institute and hospital are repor ted as the critical motivating factors for improving the clinical competency of student interns.

Practice and Exploration of Ideological and Political Education for Postgraduate Students Under the Mentor Responsibility System

This study aims to address the problems existing in the ideological and political education of postgraduate students,and combines the implementation of the mentor responsibility system to explore the role orientation,work content,and practical effects of mentors in the ideological and political education of postgraduate students.Through questionnaire surveys,interviews,and other research methods,the current situation of ideological and political education of postgraduate students under the mentor responsibility system is analyzed,and corresponding optimization strategies are proposed.

基于Lap Mentor的HACCP技术在住培医生腔镜培训质控中的应用研究

目的评价基于Lap Mentor的HACCP技术在住培医生腔镜培训质控中的应用效果。方法本研究采用随机对照实验设计,选取2019级未接受过其他任何形式腔镜技术培训的住培医师40名,随机分成实验组及对照组。首先,对两组医生进行理论授课;然后,实验组在技能教学中进行基于Lap Mentor的HACCP质控,对照组完成常规课程要求。最后,进行理论考核、基本技能和虚拟实战考核,问卷调查了解学生对基于Lap Mentor的HACCP质控教学的满意度。结果实验组在夹持与抓握、双手动作考核模块中完成率明显高于对照组(65%vs 26%,P<0.05;75%vs 32%,P<0.01);与对照组比较,实验组缝合用时较少(311.7±96.55 vs 428.9±68.54,P<0.01),而进出针准确率较高(54.15±9.01 vs 48.05±9.51,P<0.05);在虚拟胆囊切除考核中,实验组完成人数较多(75%vs 37%,P<0.01),而且手术时间和并发症均明显少于对照组(260.7±166.4 vs 497.9±259.1,P<0.01;0.25±0.55 vs 0.73±0.87,P<0.05);实验组OSATS评分明显高于对照组(88.38±6.203 vs 80.95±12.81,P<0.05)。结论基于Lap Mentor的HACCP技术能帮助住陪医生更好地掌握腔镜技术,具有良好的应用前景。

ANGIO Mentor血管介入手术模拟器在进修医师教学中的应用

目的探讨ANGIO Mentor血管介入手术模拟器在进修医师教学中的应用效果。方法选取2003年4月至2008年5月47名进修医师作为对照组,将2008年7月至2013年6月的48名进修医师作为观察组,对照组进修医师采取传统培训模式,观察组进修医师在对照组培训的基础上接受模拟器培训,对比两组进修医师的培训效果。结果观察组进修医师的介入操作时间、介入操作熟练人数以及失误发生率等指标显著优于对照组(P<0.05)。结论对进修医师进行培训时应用ANGIO Mentor血管介入手术模拟器,能够提高操作能力,缩短介入操作时间。

Mentor式教学法在临床护理教育中的应用

总结在临床护理教学中使用Mentor式教学法的教学效果与经验。通过学生在临床实习过程中的成绩反馈及对教师的各项考核情况,阐述Mentor式教学法在护理教学中优于传统教育方式,其表现为可以增加学生实习机会,提高学生的综合素质与处理问题的能力;实习对护理教师的临床带教工作起到督促作用,保证良好的带教意识,提高了临床教学质量。

Osstell Mentor评价OSSTEM-TSⅢ种植体骨结合效果的临床观察

目的 利用共振频率分析法观察不同的种植体植入扭矩值对种植体稳定性以及骨结合效果的影响。方法 根据纳入及排除标准选择牙缺失患者41例,共62枚种植体,手术由同一种植科医生操作完成。根据种植体植入就位后的所测最终扭矩值（Itv）进行分组：A低扭矩组,Itv为21-30 N·cm;B中扭矩组,Itv为31-40 N·cm;C高扭矩组,Itv为41-50 N·cm,应Osstell Mentor共振频率分析仪于种植体植入时测量ISQ和记录Itv,并于患者术后三个月进行牙修复时测量ISQ值,得出每组的平均ISQ值,之后得出曲线。结果 ISQ与Itv存在强正相关性。

数字化环境下音乐教学软件的开发——视唱教学辅助软件“Mentor”的设计与分析

随着数字化技术的飞速发展,音乐教学软件的开发、设计,已日益成为我国普通高等音乐教育界无法回避的客观事实。文章以解决普通高校数字化音乐教学的具体问题为宗旨,以介绍＂Mentor＂视唱教学辅助软件的设计与分析为内容,对这款软件设计的理念、功能和操作等方面进行了较为详尽的阐释;指出其功能实用、便捷,内容全面、丰富,及针对性较强等主要特征;希望能对视唱教学的数字化改革,发挥一点积极作用。