PRESENTS:

Role of Mentor

for the

West Virginia Junior Nursing Academy

Define ItDefine It

Mentoring comes from the Mentoring comes from the Greek word meaning enduring. Greek word meaning enduring. It is defined as a sustained It is defined as a sustained relationship. A relationship in relationship. A relationship in which one offers support, which one offers support, guidance, and assistance.guidance, and assistance.

What is a Junior What is a Junior Nursing Nursing Academy Academy Mentor?Mentor?

Caring, responsible Caring, responsible Registered Nurse Registered Nurse who serves as a who serves as a trusted guide to a trusted guide to a middle school middle school student in West student in West VirginiaVirginia

A Mentor….A Mentor….

Helps to ensure that the student Helps to ensure that the student develops important academic and life develops important academic and life skills;skills;

Helps to expose the middle school Helps to expose the middle school student to new opportunities for student to new opportunities for learning about a nursing career;learning about a nursing career;

Helps the student make positive life Helps the student make positive life choiceschoices

and plan for a successful post-and plan for a successful post-secondary education.secondary education.

Planting a Seed for Planting a Seed for GrowthGrowth

Do You Have Mentor Do You Have Mentor Qualities of Excellence?Qualities of Excellence?

A Good Listener?A Good Listener? Caring?Caring? Confident?Confident? Emotionally intelligent?Emotionally intelligent? Love of the nursing profession?Love of the nursing profession?

A Successful Mentor to a A Successful Mentor to a Middle School Student will Middle School Student will

have:have: Commitment to being available during the Commitment to being available during the

AcademyAcademy Dedication to continuing the mentoring Dedication to continuing the mentoring

relationship after the Academyrelationship after the Academy Emotional maturityEmotional maturity Patient understanding of 11-14 year age groupPatient understanding of 11-14 year age group Respect for the studentRespect for the student Ability to be a positive role modelAbility to be a positive role model Ability to lead the student to develop a Ability to lead the student to develop a

milestone plan for completing high school and milestone plan for completing high school and going on to nursing schoolgoing on to nursing school

GuidanceGuidance

Ask the student: Ask the student:

Where do you want toWhere do you want to

go in your life?go in your life?

Help them find the answer Help them find the answer

during the Academy experience.during the Academy experience.

Challenge them to explore Challenge them to explore and ask questions.and ask questions.

Ask the student:Ask the student: What do you think you are What do you think you are

ready to take on?ready to take on?

Remember:Remember:They are young, but they can They are young, but they can

make decisions.make decisions.Help them set GOALS.Help them set GOALS.

Bring on the Power!Bring on the Power!

Empower them for the Future!Empower them for the Future!

Work with the student carefully to explore their Work with the student carefully to explore their goals. goals.

Examine barriers and ways to overcome them. Examine barriers and ways to overcome them.

Push them towards excellence. Push them towards excellence.

Student ResponsivenessStudent Responsiveness

Remember the Remember the student must be student must be responsive to the responsive to the relationship. relationship.

Spend time Spend time getting to know getting to know them and letting them and letting them get to them get to know you.know you.

Seek Common GroundSeek Common Ground

What does the student like that you like?What does the student like that you like? Find things to talk about that remove Find things to talk about that remove

barriers.barriers.

What What NOTNOT to do to do

Don’t assume the student knows more than Don’t assume the student knows more than you.you.

Don’t provide personal counseling services that Don’t provide personal counseling services that may conflict with family values and other life may conflict with family values and other life influences.influences.

Don’t overstep personal and psychological Don’t overstep personal and psychological boundaries.boundaries.

Don’t buy things for them.Don’t buy things for them. Don’t share addresses or offer a lot of personal Don’t share addresses or offer a lot of personal

information about yourself.information about yourself. Don’t be the authority.Don’t be the authority.

Pay attention!Pay attention!

Don’t just listenDon’t just listen Listen to Understand!Listen to Understand! Clarify Clarify

GoalsGoals

Ask about Ask about personal goals.personal goals.

Show them Show them options.options.

Don’t tell them Don’t tell them what to do.what to do.

Guide them to Guide them to decide what it is decide what it is they want.they want.

Take InventoryTake Inventory

How much do they already know about the nursing How much do they already know about the nursing profession?profession?

Are they misunderstanding important issues?Are they misunderstanding important issues? Do they have false beliefs about the nursing profession?Do they have false beliefs about the nursing profession? Are they influenced by others in their beliefs?Are they influenced by others in their beliefs? Fill in the gaps.Fill in the gaps.

Seek improvementSeek improvement

Select areas that need further Select areas that need further developmentdevelopment

Interpersonal CommunicationInterpersonal Communication Mature attitudeMature attitude

CaringCaring EducationEducation

Responsibility for futureResponsibility for future

JournalingJournaling Students will write about their Students will write about their

Academy experiences at the end of Academy experiences at the end of the day.the day.

Help them learn how to write Help them learn how to write meaningful passages.meaningful passages.

Inspire them!Inspire them!

After the Academy,After the Academy,Then what?? Then what??

Have you built a Relationship?Have you built a Relationship? Does the student want to continue to check Does the student want to continue to check

in?in?(E-mail, phone calls)(E-mail, phone calls)

Give Your Time, but set Give Your Time, but set limitslimits

Be Accessible on Be Accessible on your terms. your terms. Let them know Let them know

when you will when you will be available.be available.

E-mail, exchange E-mail, exchange phone numbers, phone numbers, etc.etc.

Establish clear Establish clear boundaries for boundaries for contact.contact.

Guiding LightGuiding Light

As they go along, help the student reflect on As they go along, help the student reflect on where they started, where they’ve been and where they started, where they’ve been and where they are going on their nursing where they are going on their nursing pathway. pathway.

Be their guiding light.Be their guiding light.

Get ReadyGet Ready

Think of what a wonderful thing you Think of what a wonderful thing you have agreed to do for a young have agreed to do for a young student interested in nursing!student interested in nursing!

If someone had done this for you, If someone had done this for you, would your life have been different?would your life have been different?

Questions?Questions?

Comments?Concerns?

THANK YOUTHANK YOU