A Scoping Review Examining Nursing Student Peer Mentorship

This paper outlines a scoping review and thematic analysis which was conducted on the topic of nursing student peer mentorship programs. This paper outlines the reasons for conducting a scoping review, includes a description of the scoping review model used for this review, documents the actual scoping review process undertaken, and details the results of the scoping review and thematic analysis on the topic of nursing student peer mentorship. The results of this scoping review and thematic analysis review revealed the following themes related to nursing student peer mentorship: support, dialog, connections, meanings, and a process of socialized learning. Finally, this paper outlines limitations of this scoping review and thematic analysis and offers suggestions for future research.