37619 Prepare for Precepting: Surviving Difficult Situations and Meaningful Evaluation

Course overview

Discusses how to prepare for precepting, how to survive difficult situations and conduct meaningful evaluation, how to apply the SOAP model (subjective, objective, assessment, plan) in the management of difficult precepting situations, the characteristics of evaluation and why it is important in the precepting process, and the potential pitfalls of the evaluation process. Nurse preceptors play an important role in fostering a positive environment for graduate nurses and nurses in new practice settings, helping to bridge the gap between nursing school and hospital employment. Precepting is crucial in encouraging the competence, familiarity, confidence, socialization, and security of nurses in an unfamiliar environment, but often preceptorship can be challenging, even for experienced nurses. Preceptors provide valuable teaching and learning experiences, while serving as a role model for safe patient care. The role of a preceptor encompasses much more than being just a teacher or mentor, and effective preceptors can play a significant role in the satisfaction and retention of nurses new to a unit, leading to decreased nurse turnover. This program discusses strategies to manage difficult precepting situations, and effective evaluation methods when serving as a nurse preceptor.