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Contributed Content: Investing in Preceptor Education – A Necessity for the Future of Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

Being a preceptor is more than teaching someone the tasks of the job, says this nurse educator. This is where preceptor training comes in. Being a preceptor is more than teaching someone the tasks of the job; its about mentorship and creating an environment where new nurses can thrive.

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The Exec: New Nursing Technology Replicates 'The Best Preceptor You Ever Had'

Health Leaders | Nursing

The challenge to effectively train nurses without enough preceptors led Singing River Health System to turn to technology to get the job done. Elemeno fits in electronically to meet the need of not having as many preceptors as needed—not having preceptors around the clock.

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I just got off orientation and already want to quit. HELP!

New Thing Nurse

If you find yourself in this situation, consider these strategies to advocate for the change you need: Talk to Preceptors, an Educator, or a Charge Nurse – Have an honest conversation with your preceptor, educator, or charge nurse about the challenges you're encountering. Need more help? Book a FREE consultation with New Thing Nurse !

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Guide to precepting new grads

The Nurse Break

Preceptors can make or break a young nurse’s experience. My first preceptor was attentive, kind, patient and helped guide me into the world of nursing. These days I am a Rural and Remote agency nurse working through out QLD and NSW. This works in reverse also, situations where your new grad needs correcting.

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Precepting: Crucial to Retaining and Helping New Nurses Succeed

Nurse.com

One thing that can ease the transition and help retain new nurses is nurse precepting, said Solimar Figueroa, PhD, RN, MHA, P-PCA, a clinical collaborator for the American Academy for Preceptor Advancement (AAPA). But precepting bedside nurses isn’t what many think and nurses who want to become preceptors should learn how to properly do it.

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Mentorship: A strategy for nursing retention

American Nurse

Define the differences between mentorship and preceptor programs, and the benefits of implementing a mentorship program. For new graduate nurses in particular, the preceptor relationship typically terminates around the same time reality shock sets in, leaving the novice nurse without a support system when they most need it.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Aneesah Coates

Minority Nurse

Coates works at a mental health crisis center as a senior professional evaluation nurse, preceptor to new nurses, Nursing Journal Club facilitator, and nursing department trainer for new staff. She’ll graduate with her doctorate in nursing practice as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner in December 2023.