title: Gerontologic nurse practitioner preceptor guide.
abstract: Geriatric nurse practitioners (GNPs) often serve as clinical preceptors for nurse practitioner students. The Nursing Interest Group of the John A. Hartford Foundation's Geriatric Interdisciplinary Team Training Program recognized a need for a condensed guide that clarifies the role of a GNP preceptor. This guide uses information from the literature to clarify the role of the preceptor, offer suggestions for clinical teaching, provide guidance to determine expectations for student performance, and delineate the progression of a nurse practitioner student. This article reviews the contents of the guide and offers suggestions for its use in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, USA.
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Feldt
authors.forename: Vaunette
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fay
authors.forename: Sherry A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Greenberg
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vezina
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Flaherty
authors.forename: Maura
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ryan
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fulmer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000592:standards; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007587:Job Description; D008297:Male; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000592:standards*; D011361:Professional Competence; D013338:Students, Nursing