What's Happening. Preparing the Next Generation: Precepting Nurse Practitioner Students

Evaluating a preceptorship programme in South West Ireland: perceptions of preceptors and undergraduate students

“…Preceptoring undergraduate nursing students is both complex and demanding (McCarthy & Higgins 2003). It has been described as labour intensive and stressful, but also brings a challenge, enthusiasm and enrichment to the clinical area (Sloane et al 1998). The National Council for the Professional Development of Nursing and Midwifery (2004) and ABA (2003) suggest that all nurses must be prepared for this role.…”

Clinical Teaching and Learning in Midwifery and Women's Health

“…Midwives and Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs) have an exemplary tradition of serving as clinical preceptors, and most welcome the challenge and stimulation of working with students. Precepting is a way that clinicians stay up to date, improve their critical thinking skills, and enhance their self‐esteem and confidence 1 . Yet given the demands on clinicians to provide evidence‐based care and to be highly productive, it is essential to find ways of making clinical teaching efficient, intellectually rigorous, and well integrated into clinical practice.…”

Preceptors—The cornerstone of clinical education

“…This may increase the preceptor's professional status and credibility within the community. 7 Experienced NPs frequently receive requests to be preceptors for NP students. However, the lack of clinical sites and/or available preceptors can limit the number of students that can be enrolled into graduate NP programs.…”