Care Groups: a model to mentor novice nursing students.

Full Abstract

To lessen anxiety and promote the acquisition of basic skills and professional values in novice students, faculty incorporated special groups, called Care Groups, in the curriculum. Care Groups promote caring relationships. They help students to succeed by decreasing their apprehension and anxiety when demonstrating basic nursing skills in a laboratory environment. The authors discuss the structure and process of Care Groups and the faculty's role as mentor.

Author information

Author/s: Pullen, R L (RL); Murray, P H (PH); McGee, K S (KS);

Affiliation: Nursing Resource Center, Computer Testing Center, Amarillo College, TX 79178, USA. Pullen-rl(-atsign-)actx.edu

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article

Journal: Nurse educator (Nurse Educ), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2001 Nov-Dec; vol 26 (issue 6) : pp 283-8

Dates: Created 2002/07/26; Completed 2002/08/13; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12141646, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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