An Intercultural Peer-Mentoring Program for Prelicensure Nursing Students.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Background
Nursing students from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds may require additional support for academic success.Method
A CALD peer-mentoring program was offered in an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program. The Logic Model framework was used to plan the program.Results
Mentors and mentees expressed satisfaction and derived benefits from the mentoring program. They were retained in the ABSN program and all but one had on-time academic progression.Conclusion
The CALD peer-mentoring program was cost effective and successful. A challenge to be addressed is the need to overcome scheduling conflicts for mentors and mentees to meet. [J Nurs Educ. 2021;60(6):343-345.] .Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Lewis, LS
Published Date
- June 2021
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 60 / 6
Start / End Page
- 343 - 345
PubMed ID
- 34077323
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1938-2421
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0148-4834
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.3928/01484834-20210520-08
Language
- eng