Clinical learning is an integral part of nursing education; yet, clinical education has been
problematic. Why are some clinical experiences better than others? Various studies have …

This extension study was conducted to (1) identify which characteristics of the effective
clinical teacher are deemed most important by nursing students and faculty;(2) determine …

Nursing as a profession has evolved in response to societal needs for well-prepared
practitioners who provide quality care to the needed in episodes of illness, and promote …

Although preceptorship is being used increasingly by nursing faculty in the practice setting,
little is known about how preceptors teach and even less is known about how critical …

Background. To date no research has been conducted to examine the process used in the
preceptorship experience to enhance critical thinking at the graduate level. This study …

Reports of fear and psychological distress on the part of nurses when caring for AIDS
patients have drawn attention to the real possibility that care for this very sick group of …

In the practice setting, preceptors not only contribute to the relational aspect of the
preceptorship experience but, through their behaviors, they also effectively promote the …

Those responsible for the education of nurses are well aware of the need to reconcile the art
and science of nursing so that future practitioners can be prepared to offer a humanistic and …

The interplay between the development of a nurse's identity within the world of nursing, and
theconstruction of relevant nursing concepts is by necessity a difficult and complex one. It is …

INTRODUCTION: Clinical education is an indispensible part of the nursing education.
Clinical nurses play an important role in this teaching learning process. The quality and …