Are preceptors adequately prepared for their role in supporting newly qualified staff?

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1119-1124

  Panzavecchia, Lisa ^a   Pearce, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Preceptorship; Role of preceptor

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHER; UNITED KINGDOM;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MENTORS; NURSING STAFF; PRECEPTORSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84901479425     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2014.03.001     Document Type: Article

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