title: A critical appraisal of preceptorship.
abstract: Preceptorship is a concept which has been wholeheartedly endorsed by the UKCC. On the evidence of a proliferating body of literature on the subject, it also has wider approbation. This article questions the foundation of the UKCC's concept of preceptorship and examines the implications for nurses of uncritical acceptance of five assumptions, perceived by the author to be inherent in the UKCC's definition.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bowles
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008318:Malpractice; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*