Developing a preceptorship/mentorship model for home health care nurses

Journal of Community Health Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-25

  Decicco, Julie ^a,b  

^a Clinical Research Consultant

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MODEL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHER;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FOCUS GROUPS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MENTORS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ONTARIO; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 41449117446     PISSN: 07370016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07370010701836310     Document Type: Article

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