title: Centralizing a registered nurse preceptor program at the institutional level.
abstract: New nurses are traditionally oriented into their professional role by a registered nurse preceptor. This article describes the process of renovating and centralizing RN preceptor programs within the Department of Nursing in a multispecialty medical center in the Midwest. Outcomes of centralizing the preceptor program included involvement of nursing leaders, identification of methods of RN preceptor recognition, implementation of methods of improving institution-wide RN preceptor professional development, identification of opportunities for specialized RN preceptor classes and forums, creation of a tool to measure workload productivity, and finally, the formulation of a database to track performance and completion of orientation programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. neumann.julie@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Julie A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Neumann
authors.forename: Katherine A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Brady-Schluttner
authors.forename: Ann K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: McKay
authors.forename: Jennifer J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Roslien
authors.forename: Diane M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Twedell
authors.forename: Kia M G
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002017:Budgets; D002322:Career Mobility; D003142:Communication; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D020407:Internet; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008910:Minnesota; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012944:Social Support; D014146:Training Support / Q000458:organization & administration; D016526:Workload