Responding in a Pandemic: Student Nurse Educator Mentorships, the Other Side of Blackboard

Background: Nurse educators who are novice often express the need for improved preparation in educator role. Problem: With growth of online programs, one area concern is prepared to teach online. Approach: A mentorship teaching was developed give student nurse opportunity develop competencies environment. The process, benefits, challenges, and key points success discussed. Outcomes: Since Spring 2016, 89 graduate students have completed mentorship. Their confidence related role an environment enhanced, they took great pride serving as professional models undergraduate nursing students. Conclusions: option provides education will It also informal well unexpected perceived value higher program.