Mentoring: what’s in it for me?
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Mentoring: what’s in it for me?

Students and experienced nurses can learn from each other through a mentoring programme

For newly-qualified mental health nurse Kelly-Hellen Hitchcock, being mentored has proved pivotal in her career. ‘It’s only when you look back, you can see with hindsight how something has had a major impact on your life,’ says Ms Hitchcock, who graduated from the University of Derby last year and is now working as a community mental health nurse in south Derbyshire.

Nursing Standard. 34, 6, 32-33. doi: 10.7748/ns.34.6.32.s24

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