The Nurse Preceptor Toolkit : Preparing Nurses and Advanced Practice Nurses for Clinical Practice

Develop the skills necessary for precepting RN and APRN students and new orientees!The Nurse Preceptor Toolkit is written by and for RN and APRN clinicians and faculty members from a variety of levels, specialties, and settings.Using real-life examples and practical tips, this comprehensive resource answers the questions preceptors often ask when interacting with students of all levels, as well as new orientees.Within its pages, you’ll find everything you need to develop and solidify the clinical teaching skills essential to becoming an effective preceptor. This completely new book serves as a comprehensive resource for precepting both RN and APRN students and new orienteesCoverage addresses questions preceptors have asked when interacting with students of all levels, as well as with new orienteesContent is written by and for RN and APRN clinicians and faculty members from a variety of levels, specialties, and settingsReal-life examples and practical tips guide the development and solidification of the clinical teaching skills needed to become an effective preceptorCoverage of essential precepting topics includes effective communication, flexibility, time management skills, providing feedback and support, an understanding of different adult learning styles, and the ability to confidently evaluate student knowledge and competenciesChapter objectives serve as “advance organizers” to help prepare you for the content that followsExemplars model excellence in clinical precepting through contributor-authored stories of successful faculty-preceptor-learner partnerships related to the content of each chapterBoxes highlight tips from successful preceptorsAppendices provide ready-to-use tools to enhance the preceptor-learner experience