For this assignment, I will address Morton-Cooper & Palmer (2005) on enabling traits and discuss the core competency of a mentor. I will analyze and reflect on how I used these skills with a third year nursing student in my area of ​​practice (cardiology). I will also reflect and evaluate my mentoring experience with my learner to see if there is any area of ​​improvement or changes that need to be made. be modified. The Department of Health (2001) defined a mentor as a person who facilitates learning and supervises and evaluates students in practice. As mentors, they spend time with their students, check on their performance, set boundaries for the shift, know what the students were learning, explain what they were doing, ask questions, challenge the students and act as positive role models. In summary, an effective mentor is someone who has a particular insight into the nature of human beings and how they should be treated, who has some of the personal qualities, up-to-date knowledge and skills related to their professional practice and a genuine desire to dedicate time and energy to the role of mentor. This is important as it helps build the student's confidence and also be able to work in a friendly environment. Morton-Cooper & Palmer (2005) identified three enabling characteristics/traits of an effective mentor that would be analyzed in the essay. This implied competence, confidence and commitment. As a mentor, I must prepare before meeting the needs of my students. My manager gave me details about my student, including year and length of service. With this information, I prepared my work schedule to accommodate my student during the first week. I met my student for the first time and introduced myself to her as her mentor. I ...... middle of article ...... an important role in the development of nursing students' learning. Interaction with patients and their families during this experience helps nursing students develop technical, psychomotor, interpersonal and communication skills (Banning et al 2006). In conclusion, mentoring is an important and effective adult learning strategy. It must be recognized that once you assume the role of mentor, you will need to be equipped with relevant educational training and up-to-date knowledge. Being a mentor has given me the opportunity to develop learning skills in my clinical practice. which will contribute to student learning in the future. It is ideal for the mentor and student to establish a connection before starting the internship. The reflective process gave me the skills to reflect, address strengths, weaknesses and the opportunity to address issues within the practice area..