Perceptions and experiences of nurse preceptors regarding their training courses: A mixed method study

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 220-226

  Chang, Chia Chi ^a   Lin, Li Min ^b   Chen, I Hui ^a   Kang, Chun Mei ^a   Chang, Wen Yin ^a  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clinical usefulness; Preceptor; Questionnaire survey; Training courses

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JOB SATISFACTION; NURSE; NURSING EDUCATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TAIWAN; TEACHER;

COMMUNICATION; EDUCATION, NURSING; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; MENTORS; NURSES; PRECEPTORSHIP; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

EID: 84918820717     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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