title: A precepted experience for senior nursing students.
abstract: The author discusses an undergraduate course that provides students with a clinical experience focusing on setting priorities, managing time, and organizing assignments and responsibilities, with the support of, and under the direction of, an experienced RN preceptor. In addition to building confidence and making students more competitive during job interviews after graduation, the preceptorship course promotes collaboration between academia and service, provides students with the opportunity to implement their professional practitioner role, and promotes the personal and professional development of the preceptors and nursing staff.
authors.affiliation: Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, USA. roberta.mcgregor@inova.com
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: McGregor
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D003657:Decision Making; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D011231:Preceptorship; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing