Background :While preceptorship programs support novice nurses’ early adaptation, they provide limited socio-psychological support. To address this gap, many hospitals have introduced mentor nurse systems. However, without clear guidelines or formal education, evaluating mentor nurses’ competency remains difficult. Providing coaching to novice nurses has been emphasized as a key mentoring strategy. This study aimed to assess mentor nurses’ coaching-related knowledge and coaching behavior levels in a general hospital to better understand their competency. Methods: This descriptive correlational study was conducted with mentor nurses at a general hospital in D metropolitan city, Korea. A total of 65 mentor nurses responded to an online survey between October 2024 and January 2025. Collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVA, and correlation analysis. Results: The mean coaching knowledge score of mentor nurses was 61.08, while their mean coaching behavior score was 129.58. Among coaching behavior subdomains, relatedness scored the highest (25.23), whereas autonomy scored the lowest (10.78). A significant positive correlation was observed between coaching behavior levels and educational needs (r = .531, p < .001). Conclusion : Mentor nurses in the general hospital demonstrated low levels of coaching knowledge but high levels of coaching behavior. Educational interventions on coaching concepts are needed, along with the development of systematic programs to enhance coaching competencies, particularly communication-focused coaching skills.

Authors:
Kyoungsan Seo, Chungnam National University, South Korea
Hana Han, Chungnam National University, South Korea

About the Presenter(s)
Professor Seo is currently an Associate Professor of Nursing, College of Nursing, Chungnam National University, Republic of Korea.
She is teaching Biological Nursing Science, Clinical Nursing Research, Critical Care, Health Program Development and Evaluation subjects.
And She is interested in followed themes; Infection Disease and Nurses, New Nurse Residency Program, Motivation for Physical Activity, Biomarker and Digital health.
She had clinical experiences for 12 years, and got the Doctoral diploma at the college of Nursing, in Seoul National University.

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