Mentoring
Terrelle Foster, RN, MSN,
Ph. D. Candidate
NLN Jonas Scholar 2014-2015
In life there are individuals who may serve in different roles; friend, counselor, confidante and mentor. Often times the mentoring relationship develops with someone whom we seek advice, who lends a listening ear, or may help guide us through a difficult situation. Mentors are usually chosen because we seek ongoing advice from someone; or we want someone to mentor us because we see qualities they model that we identify with or wish to possess. Mentor is defined by Merriam Webster as “someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person” (Merriam-Webster, 2014). A mentee is the individual who is being mentored. It is often in a mentoring relationship we can develop personally and professionally. This relationship can be a positive or negative experience for the mentor or mentee. In the upcoming issues we will explore good versus bad qualities of a mentor, mentoring resources, and how to be a good mentor.
But to get you started I have included some mentoring resources:
1.
2.
3.
Reference: Mentor [Def. 1]. (2014.). Merriam-Webster Online. In Merriam-Webster. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/citation.
.