An Intercultural Peer-Mentoring Program for Prelicensure Nursing Students

Background: Nursing students from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds may require additional support for academic success. Method: A CALD peer-mentoring program was offered in an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN) program. The Logic Model framework was used to plan the program. Results: Mentors and mentees expressed satisfaction and derived benefits from the mentoring program. They were retained in the ABSN program and all but one had on-time academic progression. Conclusion: The CALD peer-mentoring program was cost effective and successful. A challenge to be addressed is the need to overcome scheduling conflicts for mentors and mentees to meet.