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The Role Of Mentoring In The Development Of African American Nurse Leaders, Jacqueline Jones Hill
The Role Of Mentoring In The Development Of African American Nurse Leaders, Jacqueline Jones Hill
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
The primary purpose of this study was to explore the role of mentoring in the development of African American nurses who have achieved leadership positions in baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs. This study also explored the similar and dissimilar mentoring experiences in same-race versus cross-race mentoring relationships. The theoretical framework for this study is Levinson’s adult developmental theory. A sequential mixed design was utilized. Forty-seven African American nurse leaders participated in Phase I, of which 10 were interviewed in Phase II. The findings showed that mentoring plays a role in the personal and professional development of African American nurse leaders …