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Celebrate Nursing Professional Development Week: September 14-20, 2024

American Nurse

For example, clinical educator, nurse educator, and nursing education specialist are some of the job titles an NPD professional may hold. Registered nurses in this specialty are known as NPD practitioners and fill a variety of organizational-dependent job titles. NPD Week is September 14-20, 2024, this year.

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Fixing the Grad Nurse Turnover Problem by Equipping Your Preceptors

Healthy Workforce Institute

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.

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Clinical Education – whose job is it anyway?

The Nurse Break

Clinical Education – whose job is it anyway? Clinical nurse educators and those that work within education teams (and may be known be other names such as clinical development nurses, or staff development nurses) are at the forefront of clinical education. More from In Pursuit of Excellence here.

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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. The aim is professional development rather than skill development. Mentors achieve personal and professional development and a sense of contribution and empowerment, as well as gain a trusted colleague.

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In Healthcare and Nursing, Relationships Matter

Daily Nurse

Let’s face it: someday, you may need a professional reference, an introduction to a key individual at a facility you’re interested in, some priceless career advice, a mentor, or maybe someone to serve as your preceptor during your nurse practitioner program.

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New nurses and clinical judgment

American Nurse

Evidence-based strategies for nurse preceptors The complex role of nurse preceptor requires a combination of clinical expertise and the ability to balance patient care with learning facilitation. That’s where the nurse preceptor comes in. See Teachable moments.) Let’s get the pulse oximeter and check their oxygen saturation.”

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Effective clinical learning for nursing students

American Nurse

The challenge A longstanding shortage of nursing school faculty and a reliance on new graduate nurses to serve as preceptors create challenges to properly preparing nursing students for a demanding role that requires excellent critical thinking skills.