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         <td width="60%"><big>'''Selection and Use of Preceptors in Undergraduate Program'''</big></td>
         <td width="60%"><big>'''Nursing Research Committee Rules of the Faculty Organization'''</big></td>
         <td valign="top" width="40%"><big>Subsection: '''6.1.3'''</big></td>
         <td valign="top" width="40%"><big>Subsection: '''4.1.3'''</big></td>
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         <td width="60%">Section 6.0 - Facilities and Resources</td>
         <td width="60%">Section 4.0 - Faculty Policies</td>
         <td width="40%">Originating Date: October 1988</td>
         <td width="40%">Originating Date: October 1975</td>
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         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Undergraduate Curriculum Committee</div></td>
         <td valign="top" width="60%">Responsible Reviewing Agency:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">Nursing Research Committee<br />Faculty Coordinating Council</div><br />Final Approving Committee:<br /><div style="margin-left:3em; line-height:1.2;">General Faculty Organization</div></td>
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                 <td>Revised: January 1995<br />Revised: April 1999<br />Revised: September 2002<br />Reviewed: February 2004<br />Revised: October 2008<br />Revised: May 2012<br />Reviewed: [[Selection and Use of Preceptors in Undergraduate Program version November 2012|November 2012]]<br />Revised: [[Selection and Use of Preceptors in Undergraduate Program version May 2015|May 2015]]<br />Revised: October 2023</td>
                 <td>Revised: January 1999<br />Revised: September 2004<br />Revised: April 2005<br />Revised: September 2008<br />Revised: May 2010<br />Revised: November 2011<br />Reviewed: November 2012<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/5072|April 2013]]<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/9485|March 2014]] ([[Special:Diff/5072/9485|changes]])<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/12106|December 2017]] ([[Special:Diff/9485/12106|changes]])<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/13926|November 2021]] ([[Special:Diff/12106/13926|changes]])<br />Revised: [[Special:PermanentLink/14517|October 2023]] ([[Special:Diff/13926/14517|changes]])<br />Revised: September 2024 ([[Special:Diff/14517/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
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===Policy===
===Purpose===
<p style="margin-bottom:15px; max-width:70em !important;">A preceptor is an RN or other professional who has been identified as an expert with appropriate educational background and has agreed to assume negotiated responsibility for a student’s clinical/field experience.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px; max-width:70em !important;">The purpose of the Nursing Research Committee is to (a) promote interest and involvement of faculty and students to achieve the research goals of the College of Nursing and (b) support the development and sustainability of a dynamic culture of research and scholarship throughout the College of Nursing.</p>
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===Scope===
  <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Students in all undergraduate programs may be assigned to preceptors to enhance their learning experiences.</li>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px; max-width:70em !important;">Applies to all faculty and students involved and/or interested in research at UNMC College of Nursing.</p>
  <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">A faculty member is responsible for:
===Functions===
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        <li>Preceptor orientation and evaluation which should include:
<li>Consult with the Associate Dean for Research regarding the College of Nursing infrastructure to support research and scholarship productivity.
            <ol style="margin-bottom:15px;">
<ol>
              <li>an overview of the roles and responsibilities of preceptors, faculty and students within the course</li>
    <li>Recommend policies and procedures to support faculty research development.</li>
              <li>specific preceptor responsibilities</li>
    <li>Advise Niedfelt Nursing Research Center (NNRC) on content for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing websites.</li>
              <li>methods of clinical evaluation of students by faculty and preceptors</li>
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              <li>goals and objectives for the clinical experience</li>
</li>
              <li>process of resolution of potential/actual problems</li>
<li>Provide review of scientific and scholarly merit and resource availability for faculty research projects or delegate the review to qualified faculty for Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications, if needed.</li>
              <li>completion of semester course evaluation forms documenting preceptor’s credentials and other required information</li>
<li>Review and provide input on the CON strategic plan annually to determine and act upon the Research Committee’s yearly goals and contributions.</li>
              <li>student and faculty evaluation of preceptor</li>
<li>Review applications for the Pennie Z. Davis Research Award and recommend the award recipient for the year.</li>
            </ol>
<li>Build faculty research and scholarship skills through faculty development.
        </li>
<ol>
        <li>Guiding the student assigned to a preceptor to include facilitating, monitoring, and evaluating the student’s learning through periodic conferences and/or site visits with the student and preceptor.</li>
    <li>Encourage dissemination of faculty research within and outside the College of Nursing</li>
      </ol>
    <li>Facilitate identification of faculty research and scholarship interests.</li>
  </li>
    <li>Identify strategies to promote research and scholarship collaboration across College of Nursing.</li>
  <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Criteria for Preceptor:
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  <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
</li>
      <li>For all undergraduate RN students, bachelors-prepared Registered Nurses are strongly preferred. Preceptors should have  at least two years of practice experience, and be identified as positive professional role models by their agency and/or faculty. On occasions, an associate degree or diploma-prepared nurse, who demonstrates strong professional, clinical leadership skills may be selected.</li>
      <li>Demonstration of leadership in nursing or health care.</li>
      <li>Ability to implement preceptor’s role of:
        <ol>
            <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Facilitator:
            <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
              <li>Facilitates the students working with, gathering information from, and observing key people in the organization.</li>
              <li>Directs the students to opportunities for meaningful learning experiences that contribute to meeting the course objectives.</li>
              <li>Assists the student to develop objectives and to plan and evaluate experiences.</li>
              <li>Meets with student at the beginning and end of each clinical/field experience to discuss, plan and evaluate experience.</li>
              <li>Identifies experiences that will achieve course and student objectives.</li>
            </ol>
            </li>
            <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Role Model:
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              <li>Selects, jointly with the student, experiences that facilitate observations of excellent practice by self or other staff members.</li>
              <li>Discusses preceptor's perceptions of the nursing role in the specific setting.</li>
              <li>Evaluates with the student his/her observations within the agency.</li>
              <li>Guides the student in identifying a meaningful and feasible term project within the agency if required for course completion.</li>
              <li>Provides supervision of student as jointly determined by faculty and preceptor.</li>
            </ol>
            </li>
            <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Liaison between faculty member and student:
            <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
              <li>Informs the faculty member of plans, concerns, or issues pertinent to the student’ experience.</li>
              <li>Communicates with the faculty member concerning student’s performance at designated times of evaluation (e.g. midterm and final).</li>
              <li>Provides input to faculty regarding student evaluation.</li>
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===Procedure===
===Membership===
<p>Faculty shall:</p>
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            <li>Chairperson or co-chairpersons, elected annually after the spring elections from the committee membership for a one year term.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Select an agency where:
<li>Committee Composition
<ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;">
  <ol>
<li>There is identified support from management for staff serving as preceptors.</li>
        <li>Six (6) faculty members elected at-large for staggered three year terms.</li>
<li>Criteria as specified in this policy are met. </li>
        <li>Associate Dean for Research.</li>
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        <li>PhD Program Director</li>
        <li>One or more ad hoc members appointed for a specific term from a clinical agency affiliated with UNMC College of Nursing.</li>
        <li>A student representative from the College of Nursing’s PhD, DNP and Undergraduate Programs. </li>
  </ol>
</li>
</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Validate that there is a current clinical agreement with the desired facility; if not, initiate the development process. </li>
<li>Qualification for membership – Faculty members must have graduate faculty status.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Communicate with facility management and preceptors the student and faculty names. As appropriate, include the desired experiences, times and dates, expectations regarding supervision and evaluation by preceptor, faculty involvement and site visits, goals and objectives of the student if more specific than course objectives or if an independent study arrangement.  Course/student objectives and evaluation instrument(s) should also be included.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Preceptor will complete the Clinical Preceptor or Mentor Credentials Form and return it to the division/course designated person. (The form may be either an electronic form available on this link https://conapp.unmc.edu/nursing/preceptor/credentialform.cfm or hard copy provided by the division/course designated person).</li>
</ol>
</ol>
===Guidelines===
<ol style="list-style-type: upper-alpha; margin-bottom:50px;">
            <li>Meet monthly, or as needed, during the academic year.</li>
            <li>All elected members shall have voting privileges.</li>
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UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
COLLEGE OF NURSING
Nursing Research Committee Rules of the Faculty Organization Subsection: 4.1.3
Section 4.0 - Faculty Policies Originating Date: October 1975
Responsible Reviewing Agency:
Nursing Research Committee
Faculty Coordinating Council

Final Approving Committee:
General Faculty Organization
Revised: January 1999
Revised: September 2004
Revised: April 2005
Revised: September 2008
Revised: May 2010
Revised: November 2011
Reviewed: November 2012
Revised: April 2013
Revised: March 2014 (changes)
Revised: December 2017 (changes)
Revised: November 2021 (changes)
Revised: October 2023 (changes)
Revised: September 2024 (changes)


Purpose

The purpose of the Nursing Research Committee is to (a) promote interest and involvement of faculty and students to achieve the research goals of the College of Nursing and (b) support the development and sustainability of a dynamic culture of research and scholarship throughout the College of Nursing.

Scope

Applies to all faculty and students involved and/or interested in research at UNMC College of Nursing.

Functions

  1. Consult with the Associate Dean for Research regarding the College of Nursing infrastructure to support research and scholarship productivity.
    1. Recommend policies and procedures to support faculty research development.
    2. Advise Niedfelt Nursing Research Center (NNRC) on content for the University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing websites.
  2. Provide review of scientific and scholarly merit and resource availability for faculty research projects or delegate the review to qualified faculty for Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications, if needed.
  3. Review and provide input on the CON strategic plan annually to determine and act upon the Research Committee’s yearly goals and contributions.
  4. Review applications for the Pennie Z. Davis Research Award and recommend the award recipient for the year.
  5. Build faculty research and scholarship skills through faculty development.
    1. Encourage dissemination of faculty research within and outside the College of Nursing
    2. Facilitate identification of faculty research and scholarship interests.
    3. Identify strategies to promote research and scholarship collaboration across College of Nursing.

Membership

  1. Chairperson or co-chairpersons, elected annually after the spring elections from the committee membership for a one year term.
  2. Committee Composition
    1. Six (6) faculty members elected at-large for staggered three year terms.
    2. Associate Dean for Research.
    3. PhD Program Director
    4. One or more ad hoc members appointed for a specific term from a clinical agency affiliated with UNMC College of Nursing.
    5. A student representative from the College of Nursing’s PhD, DNP and Undergraduate Programs.
  3. Qualification for membership – Faculty members must have graduate faculty status.

Guidelines

  1. Meet monthly, or as needed, during the academic year.
  2. All elected members shall have voting privileges.
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