After taking some deserved rest from my work, today I am working on my group's digital story. After finding some interesting definitions on what mentorship really is and because we are only allowed few minutes to deliver our story, me and Sarah have decided that the one most appropriate will be merged with some related photos and text on this subject. It is really getting into shape now, and I guess students are having fun, apart from learning as well. What I have noticed is that there is not a complete interaction between groups and that there are some who are still finding it hard to interact with other participants. As far as my group is concerned, this was never an issue from day 1 of the programme!! It is our culture that we try to talk with everyone and be there all the time really. We had many problems at the start but thanks to all those who helped us even with a single comforting word, we are still here to continue this fantastic experience. I think it is very important for students to share views, concerns and suggestions within the formed groups for the digital stories. This will broaden their knowledge and prepare them for their future as qualified nurses. I always believed that there is a considerable gap between being a student and then a nurse on the ward. Mentorship is a powerful tool to shorten this gap and making it easy for them to be able to overcome potential problems that will surely pop up along the way.
Patrick
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