Nursing students' perceptions of desirable leadership qualities in nurse preceptors: A descriptive survey

There is a paucity of literature examining the contest of leadership within the clinical preceptor/undergraduate nursing student relationship and the relevance of this to the clinical learning environment. This study used a mixed methodological survey approach to explore the leadership qualities in...

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Main Authors: Zilembo, Melanie, Monterosso, Leanne
Format: Journal Article
Published: eContent Management 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20293
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Monterosso, Leanne
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description There is a paucity of literature examining the contest of leadership within the clinical preceptor/undergraduate nursing student relationship and the relevance of this to the clinical learning environment. This study used a mixed methodological survey approach to explore the leadership qualities in nurse preceptors that are considered desirable and contribute to positive practicum experiences from the perspective of 23 undergraduate nurses. Findings showed students both want and need leadership from their preceptors in order to develop psychomotor skill competency and to experience orientation to the real world of nursing care.Gaining insight into the leadership qualities that students perceive as desirable to enhance the practical experience is vital since that practical experience is viewed as the ?making or breaking? of many students and influences retention in undergraduate education and within the profession post registration.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-202932017-01-30T12:18:26Z Nursing students' perceptions of desirable leadership qualities in nurse preceptors: A descriptive survey Zilembo, Melanie Monterosso, Leanne nursing students Nursing nursing educatation preceptorship clinical leadership clinical practice There is a paucity of literature examining the contest of leadership within the clinical preceptor/undergraduate nursing student relationship and the relevance of this to the clinical learning environment. This study used a mixed methodological survey approach to explore the leadership qualities in nurse preceptors that are considered desirable and contribute to positive practicum experiences from the perspective of 23 undergraduate nurses. Findings showed students both want and need leadership from their preceptors in order to develop psychomotor skill competency and to experience orientation to the real world of nursing care.Gaining insight into the leadership qualities that students perceive as desirable to enhance the practical experience is vital since that practical experience is viewed as the ?making or breaking? of many students and influences retention in undergraduate education and within the profession post registration. 2008 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20293 eContent Management fulltext
spellingShingle nursing students
Nursing
nursing educatation
preceptorship
clinical leadership
clinical practice
Zilembo, Melanie
Monterosso, Leanne
Nursing students' perceptions of desirable leadership qualities in nurse preceptors: A descriptive survey
title Nursing students' perceptions of desirable leadership qualities in nurse preceptors: A descriptive survey
title_full Nursing students' perceptions of desirable leadership qualities in nurse preceptors: A descriptive survey
title_fullStr Nursing students' perceptions of desirable leadership qualities in nurse preceptors: A descriptive survey
title_full_unstemmed Nursing students' perceptions of desirable leadership qualities in nurse preceptors: A descriptive survey
title_short Nursing students' perceptions of desirable leadership qualities in nurse preceptors: A descriptive survey
title_sort nursing students' perceptions of desirable leadership qualities in nurse preceptors: a descriptive survey
topic nursing students
Nursing
nursing educatation
preceptorship
clinical leadership
clinical practice
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20293