The Preceptorship Experience: An Examination of Ethical and Accountability Issues

Journal of Professional Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 264-271

  Luhanga, Florence ^a   Myrick, Florence ^b   Yonge, Olive ^b  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ethical and accountability issues; Nursing preceptors; Nursing students; Preceptorship; Unsafe practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ETHICS; NURSING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ETHICS; NURSING; PRECEPTORSHIP; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY;

EID: 77956925157     PISSN: 87557223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.profnurs.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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