The Value of Peer Learning in Undergraduate Nursing Education: A Systematic Review

Table 1

Operational definitions.

Term	Definition
Peer	A person with a comparable or slightly higher level of knowledge and experience to the learner. A person of any age can be a peer, that is, a third year student tutoring a first year student but the peer must be an undergraduate nursing student.
Peer learning	Gaining, refining, or improving knowledge from interaction with a peer as defined previously.
Mentor	A peer, who supports, guides, and educates a learner.
Undergraduate nursing student	A nursing student at any stage of study prior to registration.

Sources: [10, 14, 45, 48–51].