MENTORING: IMPROVING TRANSITION TO PRACTICE

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SCHOLARLY PAPER. MENTORING: IMPROVING TRANSITION TO PRACTICE . Karen Theobald, PhD, RN, BAppSC, GCertHigherEd, MHScNurs, SEDA, MRCNA, is a Lecturer in Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Australia Marion Mitchell, RN, RM, CHN, BN(Hons), GCertHigherEd, MRCNA, is a Associate Lecturer in Nursing, Griffith University, Australia Accepted for publication February 2002. Key words: mentoring, clinical PRACTICE , nursing students, graduate TRANSITION ABSTRACT INTRODUC TION. T. Nurse graduates indicate the TRANSITION from he role of a RN in today's health care facilities is student of nursing to registered nurse (RN) is a difficult complex and demanding.

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing 2002 Volume 20 Number 1 SCHOLARLY PAPER 29 involvement with clinical practice in partnership with one’ s mentor, thereby reducing the theory practice gap.

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