title: Enhancing the effectiveness of nurse preceptors.
abstract: More than half of new graduate nurses start their careers in the hospital setting. Once there, they need an orientation that will help them make the transition from student to novice professional. It is just as important for experienced nurses transferring into another unit or hospital to be inculturated into the new work environment. In this study, academic and staff development educators collaborated to create the Nurse Preceptor Academy, a workshop that prepared over 700 nurse preceptors to be more effective in the preceptor role.
authors: School of Nursing, Graceland University, 1401 W. Truman Road, Independence, MO 64050, USA. horton@graceland.edu
authors: Claudia D
authors: CD
authors: Horton
authors: Susan
authors: S
authors: DePaoli
authors: Mary
authors: M
authors: Hertach
authors: Meda
authors: M
authors: Bower
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000288:Administrative Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004521:Educational Measurement; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods; D024382:Professional Role; D016730:Program Development / Q000191:economics; D013192:Staff Development / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D000078329:Workforce