Supporting undergraduate nursing students through structured personal tutoring: Some reflections

Summary t is imperative for nursing students worldwide as they face the many challenges associated with learning and working. Moreover enhancing student retention is an increasing concern for institutions across the globe. The personal tutor is a frequently hidden yet potentially significant figure in many studentsʹ experience of higher education. This paper offers some critical reflections on a structured approach to personal tutoring within an undergraduate nursing programme in a research focused Welsh university. Structured personal tutoring can provide an organised, coherent and proactive support system throughout studentsʹ educational programmes. However the approach changes the shape of personal tutoring and has the potential to increase academicsʹ workloads and with it costs.