Table I

Overview of the themes and the sub-themes

ThemesSub-themes
Benefit of peer mentoring to learningPeer mentoring compliments students competence level
 Autonomy and work independence
 Personal and professional growth
 Increased self-esteem and confidence
Supervision of critical nursing studentsShortage of mentors to do supervision
 Workload and other responsibilities for the mentors
 Reluctance of senior students to mentor the junior students
 Reluctance of peer mentors to share information
Placement in the critical care unitsDifferences between critical care nursing units based on where students are allocated
 Structuring of the allocation for each critical care nursing student to the critical healthcare units

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