Both roles:

• Relate and connect the organization’s strategic initiatives/goals to daily nursing practice
• Guide, coach, and support without solving problems for the residents.
• Provide support to assigned group of 6-10 nurse residents up to the first year of practice.
• Provide both positive and negative feedback constructively.
• Convey a positive image of self, their discipline and the organization.
• Require an approachable, non-judgmental and empathetic approach

• Allows the residents to express feelings or emotions about their clinical experiences during the residency. These experiences may include taking care of a dying patient, perceiving a manager as non-supportive, or having trouble communicating with a preceptor/peer.
• Embraces the purpose and need for debriefing by creating a safe environment for sharing feelings and solving problems.
• Provides skills and guidance in handling stress, conflict, and emotionally laden situations in the clinical setting.
• Helps the new RN develop effective self-care skills.
• Each debriefing group is co-facilitated by a two-person team. At least one member of this team should be an RN and the other can be any interprofessional partner within the organization. (ie: social workers, pharmacists, pastoral care, etc.)

• Develops the residents along their chosen career path through their first year of practice and plan for beyond.
• Serves as a resource, advisor, supporter, and champion.
• Offers a different perspective, acts as a sounding board, assists in interpreting communication, and is someone to go to for advice.
• Provides feedback to constructively influence the resident’s behavior as a professional nurse.
• Articulates understanding of nursing professional practice, the role of the professional nurse, and the organization’s nursing structure and standards.
• Each mentoring group is led by one to two nurses. Mentors are to be RNs.

August 2016 Versant Nurse Resident Cohort dates:
(each session’s assigned topic/objectives can be found in Voyager)

Debriefing sessions:

Immersion Period
Debrief session #1 - September 16 8:15 am - 9:45 am
Debrief session #2 - September 30 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Debrief session #3 - October 27 8 am - 9:30 am
Debrief session #4 - December 8 10:15 am -11:45am

Post Immersion Period
Debrief session #5 (Post - Immersion) April 4 10:45 am - 11:45 am
Debrief session #6 (Post - Immersion) June 6 8:00 am - 9:00 am
Debrief session #7 (Post - Immersion) July 19 8:00 am - 9:00 am

Mentoring sessions:

Immersion Period
Mentor session #1 - October 27 9:45 am -11:15am
Mentor session #2 - December 8 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm 

Post Immersion Period
Mentor session #3 (Post - Immersion) April 4 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm Month 8
Mentor session #4 (Post - Immersion) June 6 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Month 10
Mentor session #5 (Post - Immersion) July 19 9:00 am – 4:00 pm Month 12