title: Promoting learning transfer in preceptor preparation.
abstract: An understanding of learning transfer principles is essential for professional development educators and managers to ensure that new skills and knowledge learned are applied to practice. This article presents a collaborative project involving the planning, design, and implementation of a preceptor training program for registered nurses. The theories and principles discussed in this article could be applied to a number of different settings and contexts in health care to promote learning transfer in professional development activities.
authors.affiliation: Frances L. Finn, MSc, MAEd, is Lecturer in Nursing, Department of Nursing, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland. Patricia Chesser-Smyth, PhD, MSc, is Lecturer in Nursing, Department of Nursing, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland.
authors.forename: Frances L
authors.initials: FL
authors.lastname: Finn
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chesser-Smyth
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005181:Faculty, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D007858:Learning; D017145:Models, Educational; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016730:Program Development