Preceptorship in home care.
Central to the orientation process is the role of the preceptor. The following is a methodological survey of clinical and administrative nursing staffs' current perceptions concerning the preceptorship process existing within a small New England home health agency. Recommendations are made for improvement using evidenced-based strategies found in the current literature.
O'Neil
Kelly
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VNHSC, Vernon, Connecticut, USA. keloneill6@gmail.com
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration; D008611:Mentors / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009042:Motivation; D009511:New England; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010560:Personnel Selection; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires