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In Healthcare and Nursing, Relationships Matter

Daily Nurse

Let’s face it: someday, you may need a professional reference, an introduction to a key individual at a facility you’re interested in, some priceless career advice, a mentor, or maybe someone to serve as your preceptor during your nurse practitioner program.

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Effective clinical learning for nursing students

American Nurse

The challenge A longstanding shortage of nursing school faculty and a reliance on new graduate nurses to serve as preceptors create challenges to properly preparing nursing students for a demanding role that requires excellent critical thinking skills. Clinical and lab assignments vary from 4- or 6-hour experiences to 12-hour shifts.

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What to Look for in a Nurse Residency Program

Minority Nurse

For instance, the organization should tell you how much time you will spend with a preceptor or the milestones you need to hit to reach full competence. A majority of the time, the programming is front-loaded,” she notes so that during the first part of the program, the nurse gets more concentrated professional development and support.

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New nurses and clinical judgment

American Nurse

Evidence-based strategies for nurse preceptors The complex role of nurse preceptor requires a combination of clinical expertise and the ability to balance patient care with learning facilitation. That’s where the nurse preceptor comes in. See Teachable moments.) Let’s get the pulse oximeter and check their oxygen saturation.”

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The Alarming Trend of Seasoned Nurses Being Laid Off: Profits Over Patient Care? 

Minority Nurse

According to the National League of Nursing (2022), many nurses graduating from nursing school between 2021-2022 never interacted with patients until they were on the floor with their preceptor. Therefore, novice nurses are ill-prepared to practice safely as registered nurses.

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The Value of Nurse Residency Programs (Podcast)

Consult QD

“What we’re really helping our nurses do in a residency program is apply all of those amazing things they’ve learned [in school],” says Kathryn Stuck Boyd, MSN, NPD-BC, education manager for Nursing Education and Professional Development.

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3 Health Systems Where Tech is Transforming Nursing

Health Leaders | Nursing

These three stories from HealthLeaders illustrate how nurses at hospitals and health systems around the country are embracing the advancements that technology and AI can provide: Singing River Health System The challenge to effectively train nurses without enough preceptors led Singing River Health System to turn to technology to get the job done.