More than vision: Imagination as an elemental characteristic of being a nurse leader-mentor
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- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Advances in Nursing Science, 2010, 33 (4), pp. 285 - 296
- Issue Date:
- 2010-10-01
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Mentoring relationships are dynamic alliances that can be used as a supportive mechanism for growing nurse leaders and promoting the future of the nursing profession. This article explores imagination as one of the central meanings of being a mentor for nursing leadership. Findings from a hermeneutic-phenomenological study concerned with Australian nurse leaders' experiences and understandings of mentorship for leadership revealed that imagination was a key characteristic of being a nurse leader-mentor. Imagination that moved beyond fantasy to closely connect with reason was essential for nurse leader-mentors to recognize and activate the myriad possibilities available to mentees and the nursing profession more broadly. Copyright © 2010 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
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