Class Information for Preceptor Workshop
Description
This one day course will help prepare staff nurses to become successful preceptors.
Contact Hours
Contact hours will be awarded to those who attend the entire course and complete and submit the evaluation form. This activity has been approved the Maryland Nurses Association to aware contact hours. The Maryland Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. Program speakers and coordinators have no relevant financial relationships, conflicts of interest, commercial suport or non-commercial sponsorship relating to this course. Please contact Kristen Cole at colekr@mail.nih.gov for further information regarding contact hours.
Target Audience
This course is designed for new nurses with at least one year of experience, and for experienced nurses with at least six months of experience in their current clinical area.
Course Objectives
Define the roles and responsibilities of an effective preceptor. Describe competency assessment and validation methods utilized during orientation planning. Describe strategies and methods to facilitate critical thinking in an orientee. Describe how to deliver effective feedback to an orientee. Explore situations that my present challenges to successful orientation, and strategies to help resolve them. Identify elements of performance evaluation during orientation.
