Table 4 The mean, standard deviation, and range of item level scores and total scores of the preceptor’s perception of role commitment (n = 45)
No | Item | Mean | Standard deviation | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | I am willing to put in a great deal of effort beyond what is normally expected in order to help the new nurses be successful. | 5.29 | .895 | 4.00 |
33 | I am enthusiastic about the preceptor program when I talk to my nursing colleagues. | 4.40 | 1.71 | 5.00 |
34 | I feel very little loyalty to the preceptor program.(R) | 5.33 | 1.128 | 5.00 |
35 | I find that my values and the values of the preceptor program are very similar. | 4.86 | 1.04 | 4.00 |
36 | I am proud to tell others that I am a preceptor. | 4.51 | 1.70 | 5.00 |
37 | It would take very little change in my present circumstances to cause me to stop being a preceptor.(R) | 2.82 | 1.81 | 5.00 |
38 | There is not too much to be gained by continuing to be a preceptor.(R) | 2.55 | 1.60 | 5.00 |
39 | I really care about the fate of the preceptor program in this hospital/community. | 4.82 | 1.23 | 5.00 |
40 | Deciding to be a preceptor was a definite mistake on my part.(R) | 5.16 | 1.12 | 4.00 |
41 | Being a preceptor really inspires me to perform my very best. | 5.22 | 1.26 | 5.00 |
Total | 4.49 | 0.75 | 3.20 |