Background The assessment of nursing students' nursing competence is a matter of concern
worldwide and the complexity of assessing students' clinical competence has challenged …

Aim To identify and synthesize the best available evidence on nurse mentors' experiences of
their competence in mentoring nursing students during clinical practice. Design The …

Objective Clinical environment remains an important aspect in the development of student's
competence, confidence and fulfillment of their expected learning outcomes. Preceptors and …

Background Nurses play an important role in developing the competence of nursing
students and acting as role models for students during clinical practice placements. Nurses …

Background Mentoring in clinical settings is an important factor in the development of
nursing students' professional knowledge and competences, but more knowledge of …

Background Mentors need diverse competencies, sources of motivation and characteristics
to successfully mentor nursing students and support students' learning processes. Effective …

Background Preceptorship fulfills the requirements of International Guidelines regarding the
training of health care professionals as a method of teaching in clinical settings, during the …

In this study setting, preceptors, who were clinical teaching assistants and hospital
employed nurses assist through an interactive process preceptees, who were nursing …

Background Preceptors are expected to have the skills to be able to form an effective
learning environment and facilitate a constructive clinical learning experience for students …

Background New nurse attrition is a worldwide problem. Because of the gap between theory
and practice in their work, new nurses may experience transition shock, which can have a …