Preparing for Your Preceptee
| Getting Started |
The National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) has compiled a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) that addresses the basics, benefits, and barriers of being a nurse preceptor. This FAQ should answer many of your questions as you begin your precepting journey. The following suggested reading “attempts to develop the essential components of a preceptor program by surveying RNs to identify curriculum and preferred format, and suggest an evidence-based preceptor program of value.” |
| (Optional) Performing a SWOT Analysis |
One method for assessing your site’s readiness to incorporate learners is to perform a SWOT – Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. The New England Nurse Academy has developed a SWOT analysis tipsheet could be useful as you integrate new learners. |
| Integrating Learners into Your Practice |
The NONPF has developed a checklist to assist in the establishment of a new clinical rotation and orienting your new learner. The NENA has compiled scheduling strategies for integrating learners into patient care into a tipsheet from various sources. In this short .pdf, the University of Arizona College of Nursing provides tips for busy preceptors. |