title: Do student preceptorships affect moral reasoning?
abstract: The author examines the effects of a senior preceptorship course on the moral reasoning of senior nursing students. The findings suggest a broadening gap between education and practice resulting from changes in the health care industry, more specifically, in the acute care facility and a compromise of professional role enactment in the hospital. The author suggests we reconsider the following questions: Is the patient still the first priority in nursing? Is the hospital setting an appropriate placement for nursing students?
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Andersen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003657:Decision Making; D004507:Education, Nursing, Associate / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008875:Middle Aged; D035863:Moral Development; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000592:standards*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012951:Socialization; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*