1017-20:  Supporting Growth of Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Colleagues through APNA's "Mentor Match" Journey & Beyond

The presentation will define mentor, mentee within the context of the APNA Mentor Match and other programs. Discussion includes essentials such as establishing rapport, boundaries, clear outcome creation, outcome attainment/measurement and management of stuck points. Discussion includes creating and attaining a healthy, thriving, and rewarding dyadic mentoring relationship.

Presenter:  Kathleen T. McCoy, DNSc, PMHNP-BC, PMHCNS-BC, FNP-BC, FAANP

Disclosures:  The presenter has indicated a significant financial interest or other affiliation with Allergan, Eisai, Neurocrine, American Physician Institute. Off-label use of medications will not be discussed during this presentation. The activity planners have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Session Length:  43 minutes

Target Audience:  RN, APRN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Discuss mentor, mentee, preceptor, outcomes, outcome measurement and their own mentoring projected outcomes as either mentors or mentees.

Keywords:  Mentor, Mentee, APNA Mentor Connection, Preceptor

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
0.75 contact hours.  * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 34th Annual Conference

The contact hours for this session expire:  November 30, 2023