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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 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 ([[Special:Diff/14521/{{REVISIONID}}|changes]])</td>
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   <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Criteria for Preceptor:
   <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Criteria for Preceptor:
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       <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>For all undergraduate RN students, bachelors-prepared Registered Nurses are strongly preferred. Preceptors should have  at least 12 months 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>Preceptors must have an unencumbered license to practice nursing in the jurisdiction where students are precepted.</li>
       <li>Demonstration of leadership in nursing or health care.</li>
       <li>Demonstration of leadership in nursing or health care.</li>
       <li>Ability to implement preceptor’s role of:
       <li>Ability to implement preceptor’s role of:
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===Procedure===
<p>Faculty shall:</p>
<p>Faculty shall:</p>
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<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 style="margin-bottom:15px;">Validate that there is a current clinical agreement with the desired facility; if not, initiate the development process. </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;">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>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Faculty, student, and preceptor will confer, either in person, via phone, via email, or by virtual platform (i.e. Zoom or similar) at the beginning, midpoint, and at the end of the learning experience to gauge student progress in meeting course learning objectives.</li>
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<p>Preceptor shall:</p>
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<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Complete the Clinical Preceptor or Mentor Credentials Form and return it to the division/course designated person.</li>
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Preceptors may be responsible for no more than one stdent at a time.</li>
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