Preceptors' Experiences Training New Graduate Nurses
Journal of Nursing ResearchPublished 17 May 2011
Ya-Huei Chen, Yih-Jen Duh, Yen-Fen Feng, Yu‐Ping Huang
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Reducing the preceptor's patient care responsibilities while educating new nurses should be a priority and cultivating a positive work climate as crucial to support preceptors and new nurses so that preceptors do not feel alienated or overly stressed.
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Being in the role of both a preceptor and nurse was perceived as a challenge by participants because of heavy workloads and fears of failure. Thus, reducing the preceptor's patient care responsibilities while educating new nurses should be a priority. This study also found cultivating a positive work climate as crucial to support preceptors and new nurses so that preceptors do not feel alienated or overly stressed. A workshop is a useful strategy to introduce preceptors and new nurses to standardized training procedures and documents; this, in turn, can provide a more holistic approach to teaching and learning and reduce pressures on preceptors caused by additional, unfamiliar paperwork.
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