A university/healthcare institution mentorship programme: Improving transition to practice for students.

Aim: This study describes the impact of a university-based mentorship programme that is designed to prepare nursing students for the transition to practice during their last year of classes.

Background: Research shows that mentorship is an effective strategy for facilitating the transition to clinical practice. However, there is a lack of programmes that provide mentorship prior to the students' graduation from nursing school.

Group mentorship programme for graduating nursing students to facilitate their transition: A pilot study.

Aim: The present study aims to describe and evaluate a group mentorship programme for graduating nursing students following the first pilot testing.

Background: A mentoring relationship has been found to be beneficial in easing the challenging transition from nursing student to nurse. However, very few mentoring programmes have been formally developed to pair students with clinical nurses before graduation.