The Gift of Precepting

Integrating the Community of Inquiry theoretical framework, participants will explore teaching learning strategies that address adult learners, learn ways to create high quality clinical experiences incorporating diversity, existence of bias, and attention to techniques to assess student readiness to engage in clinical learning.  Ways to effectively manage the clinical learning environment and evaluate student achievement of objectives will also be discussed. Legal and ethical issues regarding both student and patient confidentiality that need to be considered when providing clinical learning experiences will be addressed.

Course Outcomes:

1. Explain the roles and responsibilities of the clinical preceptor.

2. Apply evidence-based strategies to the preceptor role.

3. Integrate the three presences of the Community of Inquiry as a model for Nurse Practitioner students to meet Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies and role transition.

4. Incorporate knowledge of learning styles and adult learning principles to facilitate, instruct, model and encourage student learning in the clinical setting. 

5. Summarize the use of methods of assessment including direct observation, formative and summative assessments, and actionable feedback to guide student learning. 

6. Recognize legal and ethical issues and constraints that impact the clinical learning environment.

7. Cultivate an environment that facilitates student role transition from RN to APRN through role modeling, coaching and mentorship that focuses on APRN professional roles, values and relationships within and outside of the profession. 

8. Discuss factors that contribute to an effective and secure learning environment in the clinical setting that consider personal/cultural factors, bias, and inclusivity.  

9. Examine methods of clinical student evaluation including psychomotor skills, therapeutic interventions and APRN role development. 

10. Explore effective strategies for problem solving in the clinical setting including preventing potential problems, problem identification and interventions.