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August 16, 2026Journal of research in nursingOpen Access

Nursing students’ experiences of mentorship by NGRNs on placement: a qualitative descriptive study

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SSSheetal SoodKPKath PetersLLLauretta Luck

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Qualitative descriptive study reveals positive mentoring relationships fostered by newly graduated nurses for undergraduate students, indicating that relational attributes enhance clinical learning.

Key Points

  • To explore pre-registration nursing students' experiences of mentorship provided by newly graduated registered nurses during clinical placement.
  • Conducted a qualitative descriptive study underpinned by naturalistic inquiry.
  • Recruited 12 pre-registration nursing students mentored by newly graduated registered nurses via purposive and snowball sampling on social media.
  • Collected data through semi-structured interviews and analyzed transcripts using Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis framework.
  • Identified three primary themes: establishing a sense of belonging through welcoming and empathetic interactions, employing collaborative and patient pedagogical approaches that foster independence, and encountering barriers to student learning.
  • Demonstrated that newly graduated registered nurses build effective, approachable mentoring relationships, challenging the assumption that only highly experienced nurses provide effective placement mentorship.

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Sood et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a817a60f2fb91fc834ae2adhttps://doi.org/10.1177/17449871261466811
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