The Preceptor Program Builder: Tools for a Successful Preceptor Program

The Preceptor Program Builder: Tools for a Successful Preceptor Program

<b><i>The Preceptor Program Builder</b></i> provides professional development staff the keys to creating a successful preceptor program in the healthcare environment.<P> <P>In this essential package, you will find the core tools, best practices, processes, adaptable forms, and training materials for developing and evaluating preceptors, information for preparing preceptors for certification through portfolio-building, and a tested framework for preceptor programs. Use this resource to develop a preceptor program for any population, such as nurses or pharmacists.<P> The book provides a core design for developing preceptors that can be applied to any program and discipline where preceptors orient or transition new employees, students, or persons transitioning into a new role or position.<P> This work moves beyond previous editions focus on single disciplines and invites all groups, disciplines, and professions to create a framework built on practical tools, definitions, principles, and concepts for training preceptors and building formal preceptorships.<P> <b>This resource will help you:</b><P> - Design preceptor training programs from the ground up<BR> - Revitalize existing preceptor training with new curricula, including fully customizable PowerPoint® training and preceptor workbooks<BR> - Assess the quality of preceptors and evaluate the training effectiveness<BR> - Develop a preceptor certification<P> <b>Overall Program Builder objectives:</b><P> - Recognize the components of a preceptorship and the value added to a healthcare organization<BR> - Prepare preceptors for the roles and responsibilities defined by an effective preceptor program<BR> - Employ critical thinking skills and evidence-based practices within a preceptor program<BR> - Apply effective feedback, competency assessment, and performance evaluation techniques<BR> - Outline effective strategies for successful communication within the professional team<BR> - Implement a preceptor program within a practice setting<BR> - Build a preceptor program that promotes professional development and the eventual transition from preceptor to mentor<P> <b>What's new</b><P> <b><i>The Preceptor Program Builder</b></i> is a professional quality, occupation-agnostic system for building a preceptor program in the healthcare industry. This resource represents a foundation for the future.<P> Key changes compared to previous editions of the <b><i>Nurse Preceptor Program Builder</b></i>:<P> - Evidence-based guidance and a methodology based on research<BR> - Discussion of the advancement of preceptoring as a specialty<BR> - Presentation of the new Married State Preceptorship Model and the research related to its development<BR> - Tips and tools for establishing preceptorships across any discipline, not just nursing<BR> - How to develop a portfolio<BR> - How to prepare for preceptor certification<P> <b>Nursing Contact Hours:</b><P> HCPro is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.<P> This educational activity for 3.6 nursing contact hours is provided by HCPro.<P> <b>Nursing contact hours for this activity are valid from April 1, 2014 April 1, 2016.</b><P> For further information on how to obtain your contact hours, please see the Instructional Guide on the download page after purchasing the book.