Concept Of AnalysisName:Institution:Date:MentoringAbstractDue to the large number of technical and emotional demands that are associated with the nursing profession mentoring new nurses is important for the successful transition into their professional practice. Feedback that is obtained from the new nurses regarding mentorship programs provide information that is important in enhancing or restructuring the mentorship programs. Moreover, nursing leadership is in a critical state hence creating the need to identify effective approaches for sustaining and developing nurse leaders. Mentoring has been established as an invaluable tool for attracting, training, and retaining nurse leaders. Concept analysis of mentoring is important as an initial step in developing a theoretical background and a conceptual definition of the concept (Alligood, 2014). The examination of mentoring especially in regards to nurse leadership provides an understanding of the importance of mentoring nurse leaders and also mentoring new nurses in the healthcare system (Hodgson & Scanlan, 2013). This paper will analyze the concept of mentoring and the concept analysis model developed by Walker and Avant will be used for analysis.IntroductionMentoring is a relationship between novice and experienced nurses and is among the best practices that foster careers in nursing for new nurses and the nurses that are in transition, nurse leaders and those that experience burnout. Mentorship differs from the model of preceptorship that places its focus on clinical factors and is time limited in regards to helping nurses adapt to their new environments and positions (Wagner & Seymour, 2007). Mentorship is a humanistic relational model for enriching clinical practice with a deeper and holistic focus aimed at nurturing the whole individual (Wagner & Seymour, 2007).Moreover, literature has paid much attention to the critical state of development of nurse leadership and the need to establish the most eff...