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Students’ Perspectives Regarding Clinical Preceptors (Cps) In The Baccalaureate Undergraduate Nursing Programme In Karachi, Pakistan, Amina Aijaz Khowaja Ap, Jacqueline Maria Dias

School of Nursing & Midwifery

Introduction: Clinical practice is considered an integral part of nursing education. It is in the clinical area that the students integrate the theory learnt in the classroom into practice. An enabling clinical environment with the assistance of a clinical preceptor (CP) ensuresthat student nurses become independent practitioners and competent in their roles and responsibilities.
Design : A comprehensive study was undertaken to explore the emerging role of CPs in Pakistan. This research has been reported in the literature. This paper will deal exclusively with the perceptions of nursing students when working with CPs in the four-year undergraduate baccalaureate program at …