Monday, 31 October 2011: 2:25 PM
Kathaleen C. Bloom, PhD, CNM
Lillia Loriz, PhD, GNP-C
School of Nursing, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
Learning Objective 1: identify the predictors of acadmeic and NCLEX-RN success.
Learning Objective 2: identify key elements of a collaborative mentoring program for at-risk students.
Advances in biomedical sciences and medical interventions and the increasing complexity of health care delivery systems require changes in the way nurses are educated and practice. A series of reports over the past decade (AHA, 2002; IOM, 2001; IOM, 2003; JCAHO, 2002) confirm the need for a better educated
nursing workforce, and for changes in overall health care delivery. This is underscored by the second recommendation in the recent Institute of Medicine (IOM) report (
The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health): Nurses should achieve higher levels of education and training through an improved education system that promotes seamless academic progression (IOM, 2010). At a time when nursing programs are increasingly more difficult to gain entrance, innovative approaches are needed to help students succeed in rigorous education programs. Attrition, either of those who stop-out (those admitted to the nursing program in one cohort who graduate with another cohort) or those who drop-out (those admitted to the nursing program who do not graduate with a nursing degree) is a serious concern, as is the issue of NCLEX-RN failures by students who have successfully completed their nursing education.
This presentation will describe the development and implementation of a mentoring model based on the School of Nursing’s Collaborative Partnerships Conceptual Framework. This collaborative mentoring model is designed to (1) identify students at-risk for academic or NCLEX-RN failure; (2) assist students to identify and explore specific university and community resources based on the assessment data and student preferences; and (3) provide students a choice of mentor relationship styles: faculty mentor, peer mentor, or non-university nurse mentor. The mentoring program is voluntary, and may be utilized by all students in the undergraduate nursing program, whether or not they have been identified as at-risk.
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