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Dr Tassana Boontong (mentor) and Dr Prakin Suchaxaya (mentee) has maintained mentor-mentee relationship for almost four decades. It started from teacher-student relationship and gradually evolved into life-time mentor-mentee relationship with mutual interest in nursing professional development. Key factors of this relationship, among others, are open communication, constructive feedback, time availability, nurturing, trust, mutual respect, and a visionary, committed leader and role model of mentor. Three projects were shared to describe the mentor-mentee relationship and mentoring process.
As a professional leader we should have a big heart, commit and devote ourself to achieve the best for our nurse-midwives in all sectors. I would do my best to ensure that our nurse-midwives are recognized and treated with fairness to get what they deserve. I believe that I can do and achieve any goals with my inspiration, commitment, passion in nursing and midwifery profession and supports from our nurse-midwives. It is our responsibility to mentor talented new generation both informally and through structured mentoring program to assist them to be competent and advance in their role, career and leadership.
—Dr. Tassana Boontong
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A book on “Life is work and work is life,” to celebrate the 72th birthday of Tassana Boontong.
Official documents (archive) of Thailand Nursing and Midwifery Council and Princess Srinagarindra Award Foundation.
Stories recalled by Associate Professor Dr. Tassana Boontong and Associate Professor Dr. Prakin Suchaxaya.
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Boontong, T., Suchaxaya, P. (2023). Devoted Mentoring Leaders for Nursing-Midwifery Professional Development in Thailand. In: Rollins Gantz, N., Hafsteinsdóttir, T.B. (eds) Mentoring in Nursing through Narrative Stories Across the World . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25204-4_38
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