Mastering Precepting: A Nurse’s Handbook for Success

Mastering Precepting: A Nurse’s Handbook for Success

<b><i>Nurse Preceptors</i></b> live at the intersections of education/practice and of the present/future. They are the essential link between what nurses are taught and what they do, and between what nurses know and what they need to know. <P><i>Mastering Precepting: A Nurse's Handbook for Success</i>, Beth Tamplet Ulrich and contributors share their experiences, advice, theory, and research findings to better describe the role of precepting and the importance of it. This book is not only a primer for the new preceptor but a resource to consult as needed over a lifetime of precepting. <P> Experience and good clinical skills do not necessarily result in good precepting. Throughout its 13 chapters,<I> Mastering Precepting</I> looks at the role of preceptor: learning strategies, communication, coaching, technology, behaviors and motivation, and self-care. It focuses on improving the skills of those who serve as preceptors, not only for new graduates but for nurses transitioning from any nursing role into another. A good preceptor can set the foundation for a thriving career while a poor one can have devastating outcomes, not only for the nurse, but for the patient as well.