Abstract
Global reports have claimed that nurses are not visible as leaders and have called for stronger leadership and positioning of nurses in all arenas of healthcare [1-4]. Although nurses were praised for their strong resourcefulness and contribution to healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic, some claimed that nurse leaders were not visible in Scientific Advisory Groups for Emergencies advising governments across countries. At the moment, the world is confronted with a growing shortage of nurses, which is expected to expand to a global shortage of 13 million nurses by the year 2030 [1]. Hence, mentoring and leadership development opportunities are called for to build quality work environments and as a solution to bring health and well-being to an exhausted and stretched nursing workforce [1, 2, 4]. Today more than ever the global healthcare community needs strong leaders to lead nursing into the future. The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity (2022) written by the National Academy of Medicine and the Committee on the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 address the significant role that nurses take in the future of healthcare, its success, and quality healthcare delivery [5]. The nursing profession, however, needs supportive measures through robust education, supportive and collaborative work environments, and autonomy, complimented with formalized mentoring of nurses at all levels of health care [5]. Mentoring is the investment of the future not only for nurses individually but also for the whole nursing workforce in today's healthcare.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Mentoring in Nursing through Narrative Stories Across the World |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| Pages | 497-500 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9783031252044 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9783031252037 |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 Jul 2023 |