Mentoring, Preceptorship and Clinical Supervision: A Guide to Professional Roles in Clinical Practice

Newly qualified nurses often experience difficulties moving fromthe role of student to qualified nurse. It has been formallyrecognized that these nurses require a support network to enablethem to make this transition smoothly. Preceptorship is animportant part of the UKCC's post-registration education andpractice proposals. They recommend a period of 4 months under theguidance of a preceptor to enable newly appointed practitioners toachieve confidence within practice.

This new edition covers the essential information required toprovide learning and support for newly qualified staff. It providesan excellent introduction that is current, relevant andcomprehensive in its coverage. Additions to this new editioninclude coverage of clinical supervision and its relationship tomentoring and preceptorship. This text describes in detail thethree main support roles: clinical supervision, mentoring, andpreceptorship. These roles are illustrated throughout by casestudies.