Date of Award
1993
Document Type
Thesis
Publication Status
Version of Record
Submission Date
October 2026
Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]
Brown, Carolyn L.
Abstract
The use of nurse preceptors in critical care education programs is an accepted method of orienting unskilled nurses to critical care units. Data generated from focus group interviews of experienced nurse preceptors were used to identify, describe and understand the factors that influence nurse preceptors to decide whether or not to remain participants in the education program. The willingness of nurse preceptors to continue participation may depend on preceptor desire to share with others, preceptor ability to resolve conflict and understanding by all partners in the critical care education program of the preceptor role's complexity. As the need for skilled critical care nurses grows, knowledge and understanding of these factors may assist nurses in education, administration and practice in planning strategies to support preceptors in their roles.
Extent
169 p.
Recommended Citation
Borglund, Susan T., "Factors influencing the retention of nurse preceptors in a critical care education program" (1993). Electronic Theses and Dissertations 1990 - 1999. 442.
https://digitalcommons.fau.edu/etd_general_4/442
Identifier
FADT14943
Comments
Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1993.|Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Thesis (M.S.N.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1993.