There is a need to encourage careers in rural medicine and to prepare potential rural physicians for life in rural communities. The authors describe a program that addresses this need, the Appalachian Preceptorship Program, and report the program's experience from 1985 to 2004. The Appalachian Preceptorship is a four-week summer elective conducted by the Department of Family Medicine of East Te...

OBJECTIVE The main purpose of this study was to examine the preceptorship relationship between students' and mental health nurses' in the mental health setting. DESIGN This study used a qualitative research design: grounded theory. This type of research method was deemed appropriate due to the limited knowledge of preceptorship in mental health. SETTING One metropolitan area mental health s...

THE EVOLVING ROLE OF THE PRECEPTOR Traditionally, registered nurse (RN) preceptor roles have included that of expert, role model, coach, and facilitator (Forneris & Peden-McAlpine, 2009). The expert possesses and demonstrates broad knowledge, explains the basis for actions and decisions, answers learners’ questions clearly and precisely, and communicates well-defined goals and expectations. The...

The purpose of this article was to reflect on thepractice of preceptorship as an educational practice in the training and qualifications of professional health information for the public health system. This is a theoretical reflection with support in the literature. The teacher addresses the teaching-learning process and transforms the activities in the work on educational moments. In this area...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The objective of this research was to obtain and describe medical students' perspectives about continuity of care while they are participating in a preclinical practice-based preceptorship. METHODS Within the context of a preclinical preceptorship, students completed directed readings, conducted patient and physician interviews, and wrote reflections about continuity...

OBJECTIVE This study's objective was to determine whether junior medical students' end-of-rotation shelf exam scores varied by the preceptorship county's rurality. METHODS Student learning during rural preceptorship experiences, 1999 to 2005, was assessed using the students' scores on the National Board of Medical Examiners family medicine subject examination. Rurality was measured using both...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to describe newly licensed RN (NLRN) preceptorships and the effects on competency and retention. BACKGROUND Preceptors are widely used, but little is known about the benefit from the perspective of the NLRN or about the models of the relationships. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing added questions about the preceptor experience in a study of t...

AIM This paper reports a study that explored the lived experiences of newly qualified registered children's nurses (RCN) in their transition from postgraduate student nurse to staff nurse. RESEARCH QUESTION What are the experiences of newly qualified RCNs in their transition from postgraduate student nurse to staff nurse? METHODS A qualitative phenomenological approach was chosen for the st...