What do midwifery mentors need? Priorities and impact of experience and qualification.
Mentoring is a feature of most professional education programmes, although its purpose may vary. In some cases, a mentor performs solely a supporting role, while in others it may include assessment of practice competence. The aim of this study was to explore and prioritize the needs of midwifery men...
| Publicado en: | Learning in Health & Social Care Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 33 - 47 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Mar2009
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