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Title	Characteristics of Effective and Ineffective Mentors as Identified by Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists
Author	Lauren Daigle; Tatiana Grant
Abstract	Nurse anesthesia students must spend a considerable amount of time with Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) in order to develop into a competent practitioner. Nurse anesthetists routinely build knowledge from textbooks, but the mastery of the practice can only develop through mentorship. In anesthesia, mentors are always a valuable resource, without effective mentoring techniques the learning experience for the SRNA may be affected. A descriptive study was conducted using a quantitative design. A survey technique was used to gain an understanding of mentoring characteristics. These surveys were adapted from Katz’s 1984 study, one closed ended question and two open-ended questions were added. A six-point Likert Scale was used. Responses to the 46 closed ended study items and two open-ended questions were analyzed. Scaling cues ranged from “not descriptive” to “extremely descriptive” “not applicable” was also included. During the analysis of the responses from each survey, some common themes surfaced. Majority of the responses that described an ineffective mentor included “rarely descriptive or “not descriptive.” As for the characteristics of effective mentors, the majority of the answer selections were “frequently descriptive” or “extremely descriptive.” The two characteristics that received the highest ratings included actively teaches with 76.9% of students stating that it was “extremely descriptive” of their most effective mentor and, communication skills with 65.3% of students saying it was “rarely descriptive” of their most ineffective mentor. The only characteristic that received the highest rating in the category of “not descriptive” was empathy/respect, 46.1% (12 students). It is evident that the characteristics actively teaches and communication skills are perceived as important by students. It should be noted that in the open-ended questions seven people all added that patience is also descriptive of an effective mentor. While another four students stated that impatience is a characteristic of an ineffective mentor, indicating that patience is perceived as important among the group.
Subject	Mentor; Nurse Anesthesia; SRNA; CRNA; Preceptor; Characteristics; Mentorship; Preceptorship
Program	Nursing
Committee Chair/Advisor	Dawn C. Joy
Committee Member	Dr. Lorraine M. Gdanetz; Timothy Meyers
Degree	Master of Science in Nursing
Date	2019
Format	pdf
Language	English
Collection	Gannon Master's Thesis
Rights	All Rights Reserved
Source	Gannon Archival Repository
Date Digital	2019-05-13
Date Modified	2019-05-13

Characteristics of Effective and Ineffective Mentors as Identified by Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists

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