The One-Minute Preceptor: Evaluation of a Clinical Teaching Tool Training for Nurse Practitioner Preceptors

Abstract

Health professionals cite a number of barriers to precepting nurse practitioner (NP) students, including lack of time and training. The primary aim of this study was to evaluate training of health professionals who teach NP students in a clinical teaching model, the One-Minute Preceptor (OMP). The OMP is a clinical teaching tool that has the potential to increase feedback to NP learners, improving their perceived clinical experience and learning opportunities. The secondary aim was to evaluate the impact of this training on perceived barriers to clinical teaching. The training included a 2-hour workshop on clinical teaching models within a community setting, with an emphasis on the OMP. The intervention was offered twice and included 57 participants from 4 different health professions. Data were collected before and after the intervention using an online survey. There were no differences between professions in outcomes, including barriers to teaching; however, an increase was found in providing positive and corrective feedback as well as overall teaching activities.

Nurse practitioner preceptor education to increase role preparedness

“…These barriers are only stressed with failures in communication with the school and a lack of preceptor training. Role preparation, lack of clear roles, and times constraints were the most themed barriers reported by NP preceptors (Fincham et al, 2019; Gatewood & DeGagne, 2019; Gatewood et al, 2020; Heusinkvelt & Tracy, 2020; Logan et al, 2015; Miura et al, 2019; Windey et al, 2015).…”

“…Preceptors begin precepting with little to no preparation (Gatewood & DeGagne, 2019; Gatewood et al, 2020; McNeil & Konicki, 2021; Windey et al, 2015). Preparation was expressed as specific training to be a preceptor and initial development.…”

“…Different modes were utilized to deliver the training. Web-based modules, individual directed, and multiple sessions were utilized with the OMP option (Fincham et al, 2019; Gatewood & DeGagne, 2019; Gatewood et al, 2020). A web-based, self-directed delivery method has been stated as a preference for busy preceptors (Heusinkvelt & Tracy, 2020).…”

“…Improving training for the preceptor could alleviate of the barriers. The most reported barrier to effectively precepting was time constraints (Fincham et al, 2019; Gatewood & DeGagne, 2019; Gatewood et al, 2020; Heusinkvelt & Tracy, 2020; Miura et al, 2019). These constraints were articulated as the same expectations of productivity with an NP student (Fincham et al, 2019).…”

“…Frameworks and clinical teaching tools, such as the Deming's Plan, Do, Study, Act, Recorder and Reporter-Interpreter-Manager-Educator framework, the One Minute Preceptor (OMP), and The Five-Minute Preceptor, were effective in preparing nursing, pharmacy, and NM preceptors in role development (Gatewood et al, 2020; Heusinkvelt & Tracy, 2020; Logan et al, 2015).…”