The Gunduma Health System officials indicated that one of the key lessons learnt from the implementation of the clinical mentoring programme was the increased focus the mentoring visits have given to maternal, newborn and child health issues within the health care delivery system of the State.
Therefore, after the implementation of the new nurse mentoring program, mentors provide career development advice, psychosocial support, and role modeling functions to their mentees[ 9, 10, 12, 14].
Utilizing a qualitative study design, the study elicits the responses of key actors in the implementation of the clinical mentoring intervention, discusses the implications for improving health care service delivery and outlines some key policy recommendations.
Although previous studies proved that the implementation of mentoring program is beneficial for enhancing the nursing skills and attitudes, few researchers devoted to exploring the impact of mentoring functions on job satisfaction and organizational commitment of new nurses.
The purpose of this report is to describe the development and implementation of a faculty mentoring program in radiology designed to promote the career development of junior faculty and enhance communication in the department.
The development and implementation of job descriptions, mentoring guidelines, and supervision, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms were also mentioned.
The study highlights some successes as well as some challenges associated with the implementation of clinical mentoring within the context of the Jigawa State health care system.
The interview questions for the departmental in-charges sought to obtain information about the activities carried out by the clinical mentors during their visits, benefits of clinical mentoring to the health facility and any improvements observed due to the implementation of clinical mentoring within the intervention health facilities.
Healthcare workers in-charge of obstetrics in each of the five intervention health facilities took part in interviews as part of the evaluation of the implementation of clinical mentoring.
Key informant interviews with the health facility departmental in-charges (Obstetrics & Pediatrics) were carried out using semi-structured interview guides to elicit their opinions and experiences vis-à-vis the implementation of clinical mentoring within the intervention health facilities.
