Teaching practical skills: a guide for preceptors

The authors explore psychomotor skills learning and suggest strategies to support preceptors who have responsibility for developing such skills in students and should prove helpful to clinical staff who are involved in teaching clinical skills to nursing students.

Abstract

Concern has been expressed that recently qualified nurses may be deficient in clinical skills. In this article the authors explore psychomotor skills learning and suggest strategies to support preceptors who have responsibility for developing such skills in students. The advice should prove helpful to clinical staff who are involved in teaching clinical skills to nursing students.