Selection and Use of Preceptors for Specialty Roles: Difference between revisions

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   <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Criteria for Preceptors:
   <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Criteria for Preceptors:
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         <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">For MSN students, professionals with an advanced degree appropriate to the specialty with at least one year experience; possessing appropriate certification as required; and identified as positive professional role models by agency and/or faculty.</li>
         <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">For professional graduate students, professionals with an advanced degree appropriate to the specialty with at least one year experience; possessing appropriate certification as required; and identified as positive professional role models by agency and/or faculty.</li>    
         <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Expectations of all preceptors:
         <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Professional graduate preceptors are vetted utilizing the preceptor credentials form by the clinical placement team and is managed in the approved clinical management software program.</li>
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         <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Preceptros complete the preceptor assessment of student form which provides the facuolty with data and insights in order to properly evaluate a student's performance.</li>
              <li>Review semester objectives and goals to facilitate clinical learning</li>
         <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Preceptors assist the facility contact person/manager complete the evaluation of clinical agency of UNMC partnership.</li>
              <li>Review daily objectives to be discussed at the beginning of each clinical day</li>
              <li>Create a learning environment for the student and facilitate the critical thinking skills required of a student</li>
              <li>Complete the Preceptor Credentials form yearly and the Clinical Preceptor Assessment of Student Performance form.</li>
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         <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Expectations of preceptors for APRN students:
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              <li>Listen to the student’s case presentation on each patient</li>
              <li>Provide feedback about assessments, differential diagnosis, problem lists and proposed plans of care</li>
              <li>See patients with the student</li>
              <li>Supervise the student on all new procedures</li>
              <li>Recheck all abnormal examination findings identified by the student and evaluate the student’s management plans for these problems</li>
              <li>Always be present in the clinical area during the student’s experience, and name a qualified substitute if you must leave the clinic</li>
              <li>Review all student entries in the patient’s health/medical records</li>
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         <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Expectations of Preceptors for LEAD/Nursing Executive students:
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              <li>Facilitate student’s skill in completing an organizational assessment</li>
              <li>Facilitate student’s development, implementation and evaluation of a systems project.</li>
              <li>Engage student in organizational meetings and follow up to share decision-making related to specific agenda items.</li>
              <li>Dialogue on-going conversations with student related to organizational activities including operations, strategic initiatives, management duties and human resources.</li>
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<p style="margin-bottom:15px; max-width:70em !important;">The preceptor has a right to ask that the student be placed in another learning environment if problems arise that cannot be resolved.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px; max-width:70em !important;">The preceptor has a right to ask that the student be placed in another learning environment if problems arise that cannot be resolved.</p>