Nurse Mentoring Toolkit

Overview

The Mentoring Toolkit includes a set of resources for mentors designed to enhance the professional experience of registered nurse professionals. The toolkit provides resources to support mentor program coordinators, mentors, and mentees. Best practices, questions to jumpstart discussions, resources, checklists, and activities are included in this practical, how-to mentoring guide. The mentoring training materials are web-based to allow mentors to retrieve, download and print only those topics/ sections necessary to meet the needs of their mentee at that point in time.

"How to start and implement a mentoring program. The tools will be a great asset to staring a program and help with consistency. Looking forward to working with our organization to start a mentoring program."

"Emphasis on making certain to have a Mentor Coordinator. Love access to the toolkit and coordinator book."

"I know this statement is not normally helpful, being an educator myself I understand the value in the evaluation. However, my personal objectives for this class were met. I came in wanting information on how to start a program in my hospital and I got all that I needed and more. I can’t thank Meda enough for the wonderful information. I am excited and motivated now to start planning for and implementing this mentor program in my hospital."

What’s Included

The copyright-protected material may be used to provide orientations for new and existing mentors. A one-time licensing fee applies for unlimited use of Mentoring Toolkit resources and includes the following:

One copy of the Mentoring Toolkit reference manual
One copy of the Mentoring Toolkit coordinator’s guide
A flash drive with all Word and PDF files for reproducing the Mentoring Toolkit for your organization’s internal use – printed or on secure web pages
A password to use a secure website to access future updates to the Mentoring Toolkit

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION	ONE-TIME FEE
Nursing School	$750
Critical Access Hospital	$750
Community-based Hospital	$1,000
Multi-hospital System	$2,000

Healthcare Mentoring Toolkit

Overview

The Mentoring Toolkit includes a set of resources for mentors designed to enhance the professional experience of registered nurse professionals. The toolkit provides resources to support mentor program coordinators, mentors, and mentees. Best practices, questions to jumpstart discussions, resources, checklists, and activities are included in this practical, how-to mentoring guide. The mentoring training materials are web-based to allow mentors to retrieve, download and print only those topics/ sections necessary to meet the needs of their mentee at that point in time.

What’s Included

The copyright-protected material may be used to provide orientations for new and existing mentors. A one-time licensing fee applies for unlimited use of Mentoring Toolkit resources and includes the following:

One copy of the Mentoring Toolkit reference manual
One copy of the Mentoring Toolkit coordinator’s guide
A flash drive with all Word and PDF files for reproducing the Mentoring Toolkit for your organization’s internal use – printed or on secure web pages
A password to use a secure website to access future updates to the Mentoring Toolkit

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION	ONE-TIME FEE
Nursing School	$750
Critical Access Hospital	$750
Community-based Hospital	$1,000
Multi-hospital System	$2,000

"This, in my opinion, is a very crucial component of acclimation and retention that has pretty much been left to chance. We hope these relationships will evolve as a result of necessity and common sense, but that is often not the case! It will be helpful to have a concrete plan and resource for mentors. Thank you."

"Reinforcing importance of implementing a mentor program and having the tools to use already created."

"Most useful information: Difference between precepting and mentoring; tools to be a mentor; communication tools/ resources; communications skills; how to begin this program at my hospital; how to get started; communication skills and critical thinking; the need for both preceptors an mentors; how to establish a program at our institution; the process of a mentoring program; the toolkit is very helpful."

Healthcare Preceptor Academy

Overview

The Healthcare Preceptor Academy is a one-day, intensive training program designed for allied health clinicians to gain the training necessary to guide new employees, recent graduates and students through the onboarding and competence validation process. The Academy is designed for use by allied health clinicians in an acute care setting and can be used in new or established preceptor programs.

The eight content areas cover an overview of the preceptor role include:

Goal Setting
Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgement Skills
Workplace Socialization
Emotional Intelligence and Self-Awareness
Conflict Resolution/ Conflict Management
Evaluation and Feedback
Human Resource Considerations
Practical Preceptor Tips/ Tools

"I learned about my own strengths and weaknesses, and how to implement a change to myself to become a better Preceptor."

"How to communicate effectively with an individual. Ways to make a new employee welcome, and attitudes to express and refrain from sharing. That as a preceptor we are to teach the objectives."

"To continually assess and ask questions of my orientee and make sure they feel supported and safe."

What’s Included

The copyright-protected material may be used to provide orientations for new and existing preceptors. A one-time licensing fee applies for unlimited use of Academy training materials and includes the following:

One copy of the Preceptor Academy reference manual (for participants who attend the one-day session)
One copy of the Preceptor Academy instructor’s guide (for individuals who serve as the presenters during the one-day session)
A flash drive with all Word and PDF files for reproducing the preceptor reference manual, instructor’s guide, logo, binder covers, preceptor newsletters and evaluation form – printed or on secure web pages
A password to a secure website to access future updates to Preceptor Academy training materials
A full set of companion PowerPoint slides that correspond to each content area

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION	ONE-TIME FEE
Nursing School	$750
Critical Access Hospital	$750
Community-based Hospital	$1,000
Multi-hospital System	$2,000

Nurse Preceptor Academy

Overview

The Nurse Preceptor Academy is a one-day, intensive training program designed for registered nurses to gain the training necessary to guide new employees, recent graduates and students through the onboarding and competence validation process. The Academy is designed for use by nurses in an acute care setting and can be used in new or established preceptor programs.

The eight content areas cover an overview of the preceptor role include:

Goal Setting
Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgement Skills
Workplace Socialization
Emotional Intelligence and Self-Awareness
Conflict Resolution/ Conflict Management
Evaluation and Feedback
Human Resource Considerations
Practical Preceptor Tips/ Tools

"I learned my personality type and I feel that will help me with how I approach helping my future preceptees. I look forward to developing more skills in this area when precepting and using these skills to make my job, and their job easier in the long run."

"Remembering that all people learn differently and it’s important to know what way that is when I’m precepting and new employee."

"Definitely doing a self-assessment. I am new to the clinical training position, even though I precepted in the clinic for many years. now as the person training this I need to look at myself and know my personality traits so I can adjust to the differences of those I am training."

What’s Included

The copyright-protected material may be used to provide orientations for new and existing preceptors. A one-time licensing fee applies for unlimited use of Academy training materials and includes the following:

One copy of the Preceptor Academy reference manual (for participants who attend the one-day session)
One copy of the Preceptor Academy instructor’s guide (for individuals who serve as the presenters during the one-day session)
A flash drive with all Word and PDF files for reproducing the preceptor reference manual, instructor’s guide, logo, binder covers, preceptor newsletters and evaluation form – printed or on secure web pages
A password to a secure website to access future updates to Preceptor Academy training materials
A full set of companion PowerPoint slides that correspond to each content area

TYPE OF ORGANIZATION	ONE-TIME FEE
Nursing School	$750
Critical Access Hospital	$750
Community-based Hospital	$1,000
Multi-hospital System	$2,000

Clinical Faculty Academy

Overview

The Health Alliance of MidAmerica created these unique resources to expand the enrollment capacity of nursing schools. By developing more qualified clinical nurse educators resulted in a 55 percent increase in enrollment since 2005. The Health Alliance is pleased to now provide these resources to other communities that share a common vision for strengthening the nursing workforce.

The interactive training materials, based on adult learning theory, including nine education modules ranging from pre- and post-conference planning to student evaluations.

Why are We Here: The Purpose of the Clinical Faculty Academy and the Importance of Curricular Design in Nursing Education
Developing Clinical Judgement
Legal Issues in Clinical Education
Clinical Teaching and Evaluation: The Basics
Clinical Evaluation Tools
Conducting Pre-and Post-Clinical Conferences
Creating a Positive Learning Environment
Dealing with Challenging and Complex Situations in the Clinical Environment
Challenges and Opportunities-Academia + Practice Maintaining a Work/Life Balance

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"I feel that I have a better understanding of what is expected of me as a clinical instructor. I understand the role that I am to play and the expectations to set with my students. I understand the things that I will need to complete and achieve before my first clinical day in order to be properly prepared. I have a better understanding of how to handle difficult situations with students, colleagues, and hospital staff members."

"I learned different strategies on how to deal with difficult situations with students. I also got a good understanding of different sources and things I need prior to starting clinical instructing."

"I learned how to navigate through challenges that I will face with students. I also learned about pre/post conference activities to utilize with my students. I learned effective communication skills, as well as support and tools that are available to me to be a successful instructor."

What’s Included

The copyright-protected material may be used to provide orientations for new and existing clinical faculty. A one-time licensing fee applies for unlimited use of Clinical Faculty Academy training materials and includes the following:

One copy of Clinical Faculty Academy faculty reference manual for participants
One copy of Clinical Faculty Academy instructor’s guide
One copy of Clinical Faculty Academy administrator’s guide
A flash drive with all Word and PDF files for reproducing the faculty reference manual, instructor’s guide, administrator’s guide, logo, binder covers, evaluation form and other sample documents
A password to a secure website to access future updates to academy training materials
A full set of companion PowerPoint slides that correspond to each individual session

NURSING PROGRAMS IN REGION OR STATE	ONE-TIME FEE
Individual School/Single User	$1,000
3 – 9	$2,500
10 – 19	$3,500
20 – 29	$5,000
30 – 45	$7,500
46 – 79	$10,000
over 80	$15,000
Other Entities	Call for pricing