The Nurse Preceptor Role — 45 minutes CE for completion
To Do List
- Read/Review Preceptor Competency Consensus
- Watch Lesson One: Role of the Preceptor
- Read eBook Chapter One: The Role of the Preceptor
- Watch video Preceptorship – Community Champions
- Read 12 Tips for New Preceptors
Complete Module 1 Quiz
Learning Outcomes
After completing this module, you will be able to:
- Examine the roles, attributes, and responsibilities of the preceptor
- Describe the competencies of a qualified preceptor
- Analyze the benefit of serving the nursing profession as a clinical preceptor
Step 1: Reading Selection — 5 Minutes
- Review Preceptor Competency Consensus (PDF) (2023). Association for Nursing Professional Development
- Review the Preceptor Role Domains below and the full list of competencies for each domain within the reading
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ANPD (2023)
Step 2: Watch the Video Lesson One: Role of the Preceptor — 9:15
Preceptors facilitate the orientation, growth, and development of nurses who will eventually become their peers, colleagues, and leaders. Nurses who assume the role and responsibilities of a preceptor can connect with students in meaningful ways, building trust and accountability as they gently draw their preceptees into the real world of healthcare. A successful preceptor is one that maintains competence in their practice area and “guides, assesses, and validates the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to transition to a new role” (ANPD, 2023).
As displayed in the literature and then demonstrated in the video, the important roles an effective preceptor will play include the following:
- Providing leadership, guidance, and support
- Modeling desired skills and behaviors
- Listening and communicating with empathy and patience
- Protector and manager of risk
- Providing organization and unit information
- Managing the preceptee’s orientation and competencies
Step 3: Read Chapter 1: The Role of the Preceptor by Beth Ulrich (2024) online— 10 minutes
The author has developed a model for precepting that outlines seven roles of preceptors in nursing which aligns with the preceptor competencies presented above. Read pages 14-24 for more detail.
The graphic Preceptor Role Competencies & Relationships is not accessible and we need a text file version.
Step 4: Watch Video Preceptorship – Community Champions — first 9 minutes
The video highlights a few of the many benefits of serving as a Preceptor, while placing emphasis on the mutually beneficial aspect of the relationship that has the ability to enhance the future of our profession.
Thank you for your service to our esteemed profession!
Step 5: Advice from the Precepting Experts at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center
Assignment: Read 12 Tips for New Preceptors — 5 minutes
Module 1 Quiz Participants can take the assessment multiple times to earn 80% or higher for CE to be awarded — 5 minutes.