The preceptorship in undergraduate nursing: an integrative review of the literature

Abstract

Objective: Identify and analyze the evidence available in the literature on preceptorship in nursing, with emphasis on studies in Brazil. Method: Integrative review of the literature conducted in 2010, from the VHL. There were analyzed 48 studies whose inclusion criteria were: scientific publications, abstracts or full text available in selected databases in the period between 2000 and 2010. Results: The preceptor is the nurse's health service plans, monitors, supervises and evaluates the nursing students in practice developed during the internship. Some of the difficulties encountered in preceptorship are: lack of time to devote to the trainees with all the other tasks of the service, the problems in the infrastructure of the workplace and little preparation for this activity. Conclusion: There is need to produce knowledge about the nursing preceptorship during graduation and further discussion of the issue on the national scene.