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An evaluative report of the practice of mentoring for nurses in aesthetic medicine

02 November 2022
Professional
02 November 2022
Volume 11 · Issue 9

Abstract

Rachel Goddard delves into the topic of mentoring nurses who practise aesthetic medicine

This report will focus on the mentoring of qualified nurses in aesthetic medicine. There are several obstacles when mentoring this group due to the financial implications involved and the lack of regulation and access to mentors for many nurses, who are usually self-employed within private healthcare.

Aesthetic medicine is a sub-specialism of plastic surgery that is only available in the private sector (Campion, 2012). Aesthetic medicine is a relatively young specialism when compared to cosmetic surgery (British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2019). There has been an increasing number of nurses choosing to specialise in aesthetic medicine (Di-Scala, 2017). As aesthetic medicine is classed as private healthcare, a large percentage of those nurses opt to be self-employed and will need to self-fund their training, mentorship and continuous professional development (Vilas, 2016).

Although it is not possible to discuss all aspects of mentoring within this report, it will focus on the key issues for this specialism. The common themes that will be discussed in this report are the lack of regulation for aesthetic medicine; the lack of support for nurses who specialise in aesthetic medicine; practical issues in mentoring; benefits of mentoring for aesthetic nurses; and the challenges for mentors within aesthetic medicine.

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