Healthy Workforce Institute
JUNE 12, 2024
If you have a nurse turnover problem, chances are you have a preceptor problem. If you struggle to retain your new nurses, it’s time to look closely at your preceptors. The Role of Preceptors in Nurse Turnover When working with a group of preceptors, we asked how many had been taught how to be preceptors.
Registered Nursing
MARCH 16, 2025
Understanding BSN Clinical Rotations: The Basics Before diving into specific specialties, it’s important to understand the general structure of clinical rotations: Most BSN programs include 700-1,000 clinical hours across various specialties Rotations typically last 4-8 weeks per specialty area Students work alongside experienced preceptors who (..)
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Daily Nurse
JULY 14, 2023
As registered nurses, we put a lot of time and effort into obtaining and organizing documents we must maintain. Where are you documenting that? We should all record our many accomplishments, such as presentations, publications, preceptor hours, acts of service, etc. Your Gmail™ account also gives you access to Google Drive ™.
The Nurse Break
APRIL 1, 2023
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. Even simple things like noticing good hand hygiene, thorough documentation, or a good bedside manner are positives to feedback on.
Nursing Inquiry
AUGUST 25, 2023
The importance of faculty, preceptors, and patients in the socialization of nursing students has been documented extensively in the literature. Next, preceptors can be barriers or facilitators of learning by demonstrating how to act like nurses and providing insight about how and why nurses may act the way that they do.
Minority Nurse
FEBRUARY 23, 2023
A new grad nurse tells the story of a preceptor who seems determined to sabotage her orientation period, assuredly setting her up for failure and job loss. These statements are sadly true, and the problem is too well documented to ignore.
Minority Nurse
FEBRUARY 22, 2024
The Nurse Journal reports that novice nurses’ most common errors are medication errors, infection issues, documentation errors, and not reporting the correct information to healthcare providers when their patients’ condition is deteriorating. These errors can cause serious harm or adverse outcomes to patients.
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