DEVELOP SUCCESSFUL PRECEPTORS

Standardize Leadership Training to Effectively Prepare Nurse Preceptors

Effective preceptor training programs benefit experienced nurses, orientees, and ultimately, patients. Preceptor will feel supported and rewarded by their institutions for providing a program that prepares them for their complex mentoring roles. Orientees receive consistent, standardized training, which leads to increased job satisfaction and retention. Patients receive enhanced quality of care from well-prepared, confident, and compassionate nurses. Being a Preceptor from the Indiana University School of Nursing (IUSON) introduces the general principles of serving as a clinical preceptor. This course will help ensure that preceptors at your facility receive the training they need to be successful in their role as experts and mentors.

Impact:
Improve Orientation Programs

• Provide nurses a highly-trained and knowledgeable mentor
• Encourage critical thinking and improved clinical skills
• Offer standardized education, evaluation, and ongoing support

Increase Employee Retention

• Enrich the professional experience of nurses suited to serving as preceptors
• Ensure that preceptors receive consistent training
• Improve job satisfaction by validating and acknowledging preceptors’ contributions to the organization

Features:

• Interactive learning activities, web links, exercises, and opportunities for blended learning
  
• Hints, techniques, and teaching strategies to enhance learning in a clinical setting
• Theoretical and practical application of adult learning concepts

This course is essential for:

• All clinical orientation programs
  

This course supports:

• Hospitals Pursuing Magnet™ Recognition
• Annual CE Requirements for Nursing
• Promoting Professional Development

Course Objectives

• Describe the responsibilities of the preceptor
• Describe strategies to assist in learning in a clinical setting
• Describe characteristics of an adult learner
• Describe the evaluation process

Continuing Education Credit
The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission of Accreditation accredits the Indiana University School of Nursing Education Program as a provider of continuing nursing education. This program is provided by the Indiana University School of Nursing for 5.75 Contact Hours.

Subject Matter Experts
Being a Preceptor was developed by experts at the Indiana University School of Nursing.