Precepting and symbolic interactionism - a theoretical look at preceptorship during clinical practice

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 457-464

  Carlson, Elisabeth ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Nursing education; Precepting; Registered Nurses; Symbolic interactionism

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; NURSING EDUCATION; STANDARD; SWEDEN; SYMBOLISM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING; PRECEPTORSHIP; SWEDEN; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 84872409672     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2012.06047.x     Document Type: Note

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