Conceptualisations and perceptions of the nurse preceptor's role: A scoping review

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 36, Issue , 2016, Pages 268-274

  Trede, Franziska ^a,b   Sutton, Katelin ^a   Bernoth, Maree ^a,b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Leadership; Nursing theory; Preceptorship; Scoping review; Workforce issues; Workplace learning

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF;

NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF; PRECEPTORSHIP;

EID: 85027943152     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2015.07.032     Document Type: Review

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