... care for the patients (NMC, 2002a). Life long learning is essential to the rapid change in knowledge, technology and society therefore it is important that individuals continually keep updating their skills and expertise. The NMC expects this very such thing in the Code of Professional Conduct (NMC, 2002b). For lifelong learning to be achieved it has been highlighted that nurses should have support from many various sources, such as personal tutors with the confines of the university, and also in their clinical practise provided by mentors. Research suggests that by providing mentorship clinical areas will provide an environment by which learning, knowledge, support and confidence will be increased (Hancock, 2003). By providing mentorship it has also been shown to improve the quality of practise and the service being delivered. Today there are more opportunities to change career pathways even after leaving university and employers are expecting graduates to demonstrate good CPD (Cottrell, ...

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