A descriptive survey was conducted to describe (a) perceptions of precepting and mentoring at early-, mid-, and late-career phases and (b) the organization's support of department members' precepting and mentoring needs. Participants were nursing faculty and clinical instructors at a midwestern public university. The Measure of Precepting and Mentoring was developed for this study. Findings indicate that clinical instructors experience greater precepting and mentoring satisfaction than faculty and distance-site department members experience a higher level of satisfaction than main-campus department members. Faculty expressed the most dissatisfaction for late-career mentoring and organizational culture and outcomes. From the qualitative data, three themes emerged: (a) a need for precepting and mentoring that changes with time, (b) a lack of an organizational precepting and mentoring philosophy and supporting mechanisms, and (c) the feeling of together but separate. A model of precepting and mentoring emerged from our study.
Student nurses are often intimidated by the research process. They also frequently have negative attitudes about working with the elderly, especially in long-term care settings. This article describes a clinical project designed to help students improve their attitudes, knowledge, and skills toward research and care of the elderly by connecting the research process and the nursing process. Students implement research-based clinical practice in a long-term care setting. Student evaluations indicate that project goals are achieved. Nursing staff evaluation data indicate that they find student projects interesting and useful in updating resident care plans.
was filled to capacity as 300 delegates travelled from as far afield as Australia to attend the event in September. Launched in 2001, the BAOS exists as an association for clinicians with a special interest in oral surgery, from dental trainees and high street practitioners to those working in hospital and academic posts. This year saw an outstanding number of high quality entries in the poster, open paper and audit competitions. The 2015 event will be held in Manchester in September. NFORC launch The National Facial Oral and Oculoplastic Research Centre (NFORC) was officially launched on 25 November 2014. The Centre, dedicated to researching how best to prevent and treat facial and mouth diseases, injuries and disfiguring conditions, is a collaboration between Saving Faces (The Facial Surgery Research Foundation), the British Orthodontic Society (BOS), the British Oculoplastic Surgery Society (BOPSS) and the British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS). It has been designated by the Royal College of Surgeons of England as its Head and Neck Clinical Trials Unit. The Centre was launched with a special event at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on London's South Bank, featuring a series of dramatic and inspiring talks by patients and internationally renowned surgeons.
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