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Exploring Perceptions Of Staff Registered Nurse Preceptors For Undergraduate, Pre-Licensure Nursing Students, Katherine C. Hall
Exploring Perceptions Of Staff Registered Nurse Preceptors For Undergraduate, Pre-Licensure Nursing Students, Katherine C. Hall
Doctoral Dissertations
Staff nurses are increasingly called upon to accept more responsibilities and roles in addition to provider of patient care, including that of preceptor. Aside from dealing with demands of high acuity patients, working long hours with inadequate staffing, and carrying heavy workloads, nurses may view teaching and supervising students as an additional burden, time-consuming, and not part of their role. The purpose of this dissertation was to explore staff nurse experiences as preceptors to undergraduate, pre-licensure nursing students. Emphasis was placed on exploring RN’s perceptions of the role, specifically the preparation for, support in, and understanding of what the role …