Nursing Preceptor Paper
Nursing Preceptor
Angelica Johnson
November 14, 2014
NS3326D: Professional Role Development
Nursing Preceptor
Introduction
“No one was ever able to teach who was not able to learn”- Florence Nightingale. A nursing preceptor’s role is to guide new nurses in the transition from nursing student to a professional nurse by acting as a role model (Potter, Perry, Stockert, & Hall, 2013). A professor or an instructor can be defined as being a preceptor because their role is to guide, teach and prepare their students about particular information that is vital to surviving in the adult world. A registered nurse would be an example of a preceptor in the nursing field because they have a license to practice. “The nursing preceptor arranges for clinical space and a variety of clinical patient encounters within rotation to ensure the student receives a wide clinical experience” (Nursing, 2010). Preceptors are experts in nursing because they have years of experience and have a significant amount of knowledge. They are professionals who take on the responsibility to train and prepare new graduate nurses to seek more competencies in their area of interest in the health care setting.
Discussion
Nurse preceptors can have a good reputation or a bad reputation. In order for a preceptor to be effective in their roles, one has to support a new nurse through the phases of transition: honeymoon, reality shock, recovery and resolution (Garneau, & Zerwekh, 2012). A survey of new graduate nurses was conducted by the University of Memphis about what traits were most important for a nurse preceptor. According to this survey, a nurse preceptor “allows hands on experience; welcomes interns and is prepared and ready to precept; remembers what it was like to be an intern; patient, supportive and encouraging; knowledgeable, confident, and enthusiastic about continuing their own learning; energetic and enthusiastic about one’s career; models good organization and time
Angelica Johnson
November 14, 2014
NS3326D: Professional Role Development
Nursing Preceptor
Introduction
“No one was ever able to teach who was not able to learn”- Florence Nightingale. A nursing preceptor’s role is to guide new nurses in the transition from nursing student to a professional nurse by acting as a role model (Potter, Perry, Stockert, & Hall, 2013). A professor or an instructor can be defined as being a preceptor because their role is to guide, teach and prepare their students about particular information that is vital to surviving in the adult world. A registered nurse would be an example of a preceptor in the nursing field because they have a license to practice. “The nursing preceptor arranges for clinical space and a variety of clinical patient encounters within rotation to ensure the student receives a wide clinical experience” (Nursing, 2010). Preceptors are experts in nursing because they have years of experience and have a significant amount of knowledge. They are professionals who take on the responsibility to train and prepare new graduate nurses to seek more competencies in their area of interest in the health care setting.
Discussion
Nurse preceptors can have a good reputation or a bad reputation. In order for a preceptor to be effective in their roles, one has to support a new nurse through the phases of transition: honeymoon, reality shock, recovery and resolution (Garneau, & Zerwekh, 2012). A survey of new graduate nurses was conducted by the University of Memphis about what traits were most important for a nurse preceptor. According to this survey, a nurse preceptor “allows hands on experience; welcomes interns and is prepared and ready to precept; remembers what it was like to be an intern; patient, supportive and encouraging; knowledgeable, confident, and enthusiastic about continuing their own learning; energetic and enthusiastic about one’s career; models good organization and time
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