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The Meaning Of Being A Primary Nurse Preceptor For Newly Graduated Nurses, Jennifer Richards
The Meaning Of Being A Primary Nurse Preceptor For Newly Graduated Nurses, Jennifer Richards
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Preceptorship is a vital component of the transition experience of newly graduated nurses into clinical practice. Preceptors teach, supervise, and evaluate newly graduated nurses, and also help them socialize into their roles as registered nurses. In the presence of an ever-growing nursing shortage and evidence that many new nurses are leaving their first positions, it is of paramount importance that we make every attempt to ease the transition of newly graduated nurses into clinical practice. Additionally important is the need to understand the experience of all involved in the process.
The primary purpose of this study was to achieve a …