Preceptors’ perceptions on benefits, rewards, supports and commitment to the preceptor role

Abstract

Methods:The study was a descriptive correlation study with cross sectional approach and conducted at Siloam Hospitals, Kebun Jeruk, in October 2012, The sample consist of 105 nurses working in Siloam Hospitals and were selected through proportional stratified random sampling. The instrument, Evidence Based Practice Questionnaire (EBPQ) D (Upton Upton), which comprise 24 questions to identify knowledge, skills and nurse attitude towards evidencebased practice (Scale 1-7), was used in this research. Results: The study found that 20 (19.1%) nurses have poor competence, 56 (53.3%) nurses have a moderate competence and 29 (27.6%) nurses have good competence in applying EBP. There was a significant correlation between level of education with competence to apply EBP (p value ¼ 0.006) (< IˆAE ¼ 0.05).

Training interns in nutrition and dietetics: a cross-sectional study of the barriers and motivators to being a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist preceptor

“…Other research has stated that RDN preceptors in clinical settings across the United States reported about twice as many benefits to mentoring interns than their non-preceptor peers [ 12 ]. Congruent with the results of this study, the top-rated benefits of preceptorship by both preceptors and non-preceptors for the healthcare professions reported by other researchers were knowledge obtained, skills gained, and staying current in the profession [ 6 – 9 , 11 , 12 , 15 , 16 ].…”

“…This national random sample survey with RDN and NDTR professionals identified differences by preceptor experience category in attitudes and perceptions of the dietetic internship preceptor role, institutional support, intern value, and preferred incentives to precept. Despite the important role preceptors perform by supervising dietetic interns during their experiential learning, little research has been conducted examining these aspects of the precepting experience for the dietetics profession [12][13][14][15][16][17][18], although other health professions have explored the precepting experience [6][7][8][9][10][11]20]. If the dietetics profession hopes to address the imbalance between didactic program graduates and available internship positions [3,4], and address the needs of the workforce by keeping up with the growth rate of the number of jobs for RDNs [1], additional preceptors will be needed to increase experiential learning opportunities.…”

“…While other health professions have explored the attitudes and perceptions associated with precepting, including the desired benefits and perceived barriers associated with the role [6][7][8][9][10][11], limited research has been conducted in the area of nutrition and dietetics despite the critical role preceptors play in the education and training of future RDNs and NDTRs [12][13][14][15][16][17][18]. Understanding what motivates practitioners to not only become preceptors, but to continue precepting, as well as the barriers to serving as a preceptor, is important if the dietetic profession is to successfully recruit sufficient preceptors now and in the future.…”