MENTORING PRECEPTORSHIP AND CLINICAL SUPERVISION - A GUIDE TO PROFESSIONAL ROLES IN CLINICAL PRAC

Newlyqualifiednursesoftenexperiencedifficultiesmovingfromtheroleofstudenttoqualifiednurse.Ithasbeenformallyrecognizedthatthesenursesrequireasupportnetworktoenablethemtomakethistransitionsmoothly.PreceptorshipisanimportantpartoftheUKCC'spost-registrationeducationandpracticeproposals.Theyrecommendaperiodof4monthsundertheguidanceofapreceptortoenablenewlyappointedpractitionerstoachieveconfidencewithinpractice.Thisneweditioncoverstheessentialinformationrequiredtoprovidelearningandsupportfornewlyqualifiedstaff.Itprovidesanexcellentintroductionthatiscurrent,relevantandcomprehensiveinitscoverage.Additionstothisneweditionincludecoverageofclinicalsupervisionanditsrelationshiptomentoringandpreceptorship.Thistextdescribesindetailthethreemainsupportroles:clinicalsupervision,mentoring,andpreceptorship.Theserolesareillustratedthroughoutbycasestudies.