Mentorship in contemporary practice: The experiences of nursing students and practice mentors

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 1834-1842

  Myall, Michelle ^a   Levett Jones, Tracy ^b   Lathlean, Judith ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical placements; Experience mentors; Nurses; Nursing; Preregistration education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FRUSTRATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STUDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; TEACHER; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKLOAD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; ENGLAND; FACULTY, NURSING; FRUSTRATION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MENTORS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PRECEPTORSHIP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS, NURSING; TIME FACTORS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 44949094286     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02233.x     Document Type: Article

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