EVALUATION OF MIDWIVES’VIEWS RELATING TO MENTORSHIP PROGRAM

Abstract

      This research is a cross-sectional study that aimed to evaluate of mentorship knowledge and views of midwives having been undergraduate completion education with distance education programme and have been in employment. This study was conducted with midwives having been education with "Midwifery Undergraduate Completion Programme"in the Faculty of Health Sciences between July 2016-June 2017. Population of the study consists of all the midwives who having been undergraduate completion education and to employment in various units in the country (N=84). Study sample included 80 midwives who voluntarily to participated in this study. The study data was collected using the survey form 28-item open-ended questions. Midwives’ mean age was 43.99±3.98 years (min:37, max:53). Midwives are in employment at hospitals (52.5%) and primary health care systems (37.5%). It was determined that 51.3% of midwives were aware of the term “mentorship” and most of them undertook the mentor role voluntarily. It was found that mentors (midwives) were aware of their role and responsibility for helping students develop skills (93.8%), providing constructive feedback (92.3%), working together in clinic service (92.3%)in practice. The study also identified that midwives mostly undertook voluntarily the mentor role, most of them did not take mentor preparation programme however they were enthusiastic about taking certificated/approved mentor preparation course. 

Keywords

• Midwifery,Mentorship,Mentor,Clinical Education

EBELERİN MENTORLUK UYGULAMASINA İLİŞKİN GÖRÜŞLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Abstract

      Bu araştırma, uzaktan eğitim programı ile ebelik lisans tamamlama eğitimi alan ve çalışan ebelerin mentorluk kavramı hakkında bilgi ve görüşlerinin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla yapılmış kesitsel tipte bir araştırmadır. Araştırma, Temmuz 2016-Haziran 2017 tarihleri arasında bir üniversitenin Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi’nde “Ebelik Lisans Tamamlama Programı” kapsamında eğitim almakta olan ebeler ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmanın evrenini, lisans tamamlama eğitimi alan ve ülkemizde farklı birimlerde çalışan ebeler(n=84) oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın örneklemine çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden ebeler dâhil edilmiştir (n=80). Veriler 28 sorudan oluşan bir anket formuyla toplanmıştır. Ebelerin yaş ortalaması 43.99±3.98 yıldır (min:37, maks:53). Ebelerin %52.5’i hastanede, %37.5’i birinci basamakta çalışmaktadır. Ebelerin %51.3’ünün “mentorluk” kavramını duyduğu, çoğunluğunun (%46.3) gönüllü olarak mentor rolünü üstlendiği saptanmıştır. Mentor ebelerin klinik uygulamalarda; öğrencilerin becerilerini (%93.8) geliştirmelerine yardımcı olma, olumlu geri bildirim verme (%92.3), klinik ortamda birlikte çalışma (%92.3) rollerinde kendilerini sorumlu hissettikleri belirlenmiştir. Ebelerin mentorluk rolünü gönüllü olarak üstlendikleri, çoğunluğunun mentörluk eğitimi almadığı; ancak sertifikalı eğitim alma konusunda istekli oldukları görülmüştür.

Keywords

• Ebelik,Mentorluk,Mentor,Klinik Eğitim

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