The Effect of Mentoring Novice Clinical Educators on the Perception of Nursing Students from the Clinical Learning Environment.

Introduction: Creating a supportive clinical learning environment (CLE) is one of the characteristics of an effective clinical instructor in nursing. Perhaps empowering novice clinical educators using mentorship method can reduce or resolve this problem. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of the mentorship program for novice clinical educators on the nursing students' actual and preferred understanding of CLE.