PRECEPTING: PREPARING THE PRECEPTOR

Course overview

Precepting refers to the one-on-one teaching-learning relationship between an experienced nurse (i.e., the preceptor) and a student or new graduate nurse (hereafter referred to as novice nurse) in the clinical setting. This continuing education module is designed to give the reader/learner an increased understanding of preparing the preceptor, including the importance of the preceptor-novice nurse relationship, the characteristics and role responsibilities of the preceptor, the expressed learning needs of the preceptor, and the learning objectives of a preceptor preparation workshop. Readers may explore any or all of the topics. One contact hour of continuing education credit is available for those who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form.