Evaluating facilitation and mentoring in a Management and Leadership Fundamentals programme (MLF) for registered nurses
Year: 2012
Type: dissertation
Abstract: In the private health care sector the demand for skilled registered nurses as shift leaders exceeds the supply.The shift leader of each shift plays an important and essential role in the nursing unit.The Management and Leadership Fundamental (MLF) programme has been developed to provide, equip and empower registered nurses with the best skills, knowledge and attitudes to lead a shift with confidence.The aim of this study was to investigate and evaluate the facilitation and mentoring experiences of the registered nurses as learners who completed the MLF programme successfully.A qualitative methodology was used to address the research questions of the discussion guide in the real life situation.The discussion guide consisted of four sections: section one focused on facilitation, section two on mentoring, section three on management, and the focal point of the fourth section was on the MLF programme.The data were collected by means of structured interviews conducted with 14 registered nurses as learners who had completed the MLF programme.The data were analysed by doing verbatim transcriptions of the interviews, using coding and an Excel spreadsheet analysis.The results revealed that facilitation and mentoring can contribute significantly to the success of the MLF programme.
Author: Catherina Maria Coetzee
Language: English
Subfield: Research and Theory
Field: Nursing
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2170237584