Effect of an educational program about mentorship competencies on nurse mentors’ performance: a quasi-experimental study

Table 3 Nurse mentors’ competencies as perceived by intern nursing students pre-, and post-program (n = 60)

Mentorship competencies	Pre-program		Post-program		^*Cohen’s d	^**t-test	^***p
Mentorship competencies	Mean ± SD	Min-Max	Mean ± SD	Min-Max	^*Cohen’s d	^**t-test	^***p
1. The skill of comprehending and listening actively	3.9 ± 0.8	3–5	6.0 ± 1.6	3–8	1.660196	6.308	0.002*
2. The skill of building relationships	8.5 ± 1.2	6–11	14.5 ± 3.5	8–19	2.293319	8.816	0.017*
3. The skill of facilitating and coaching	4.0 ± 1.3	2–7	5.8 ± 1.9	2–8	1.105731	4.319	< 0.001**
4. The skills of providing feedback and guiding	6.5 ± 1.3	5–9	9.0 ± 2.4	5–12	1.295319	5.126	0.002*
5. The skill of conflict management	5.8 ± 1.5	3–9	8.5 ± 3.0	3–12	1.13842	4.405	< 0.001**
6. The skill of reflecting	4.2 ± 1.3	2–7	5.7 ± 2.0	2–8	0.889304	3.565	< 0.001**
7. The skill of encouraging	2.4 ± 0.7	1–4	3.2 ± 0.9	2–4	0.992278	4.000	0.025*
8. The skill of solution-finding	1.8 ± 0.6	1–3	3.3 ± 0.9	1–4	1.961161	7.164	< 0.001**
Total Mentors’ competencies	37.1 ± 4.1	31–47	56.1 ± 13.2	34–75	1.943995	7.530	< 0.001**

*Cohen’s d: small effect size at < 0.5, medium effect size at 0.5 < 0.8, large effect size at > 0.8
**t-test: student t-test comparing between pre- and post-program means ***Statistically significant at p < 0.05

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