Roles and responsibilities of the student nurse mentor: An update

British Journal of Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 933-937

  Casey, Deborah C ^a   Clark, Liz ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mentor; Nursing students; Practice placements; Roles and responsibilities; Sign off mentors; The failing student

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051711103     PISSN: 09660461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjon.2011.20.15.933     Document Type: Review

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