The lived experience of new nurses: Importance of the clinical preceptor

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 43, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 555-565

  Moore, Penny ^a   Cagle, Carolyn Spence ^a  

^a TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP, NONMEDICAL; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRECEPTORSHIP; STAFF DEVELOPMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870821653     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20120904-29     Document Type: Article

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