The Effect of Preceptorship Upon Diploma Program Nursing Students' Transition to the Professional Nursing Role

Journal of Nursing EducationPublished 1 June 1991

Nalini Jairath, Judy Costello, Paul K. Wallace, Laura Rudy

DOI10.3928/0148-4834-19910601-05

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Based on the faculty adviser's appraisals, the preceptorship program was associated with significantly greater improvements in nursing performance within the teaching/collaboration and planning/evaluation dimensions.

Abstract

This quasi-experimental study determined the effect of a 17-week pregraduate preceptorship program upon diploma nursing students' (N = 22) performance of the professional nursing role. Nine students participated in the preceptorship program; 13 received the standard pregraduate clinical experience. Nursing performance was measured using Schwirian's Six Dimension Scale of Nursing Performance prior to, during, and upon completion of the pregraduate clinical experience. Based on the faculty adviser's appraisals, the preceptorship program was associated with significantly greater improvements in nursing performance within the teaching/collaboration and planning/evaluation dimensions.

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