New York University Meyers College of Nursing, New York City, New York.
Department of Pediatrics, School Health Program & Family Health Centers, New York University Langone-Brooklyn, Brooklyn, New York.
J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2021 Mar 12;33(11):1007-1016. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000570.
Nurse practitioners (NPs) are educated to provide high-quality patient- and family-centered care to underserved, culturally diverse, medically complex populations. Nurse practitioner faculty plan curricular activities that challenge NP students to critically assess individuals and populations with the goal of preparing NP students to be "practice-ready" upon graduation. Nurse practitioner clinical training occurs in practice settings with NP preceptors, with specific areas of clinical expertise. However, there is a lack of NP clinical preceptors educationally prepared to clinically teach and evaluate NP students. This article presents the design, implementation, evaluation, and outcomes from a 3-year grant funded by the United States Human Resources and Administration Services that featured a web-based Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Preceptor Development Program. Ninety percent of NPs who precepted NP students completed all web-based learning modules. Preceptors with educational preparation via online modules to guide NP student learning in clinical settings are a critical resource for faculty to prepare NP students to be practice-ready upon graduation. This web-based learning platform for online NP preceptor education may be a successful approach for expanding and improving the NP preceptor pool nationwide.
护士从业者（NPs）接受过教育，能够为服务不足、文化多样、医疗复杂的人群提供高质量的以患者和家庭为中心的护理。护士从业者教师计划课程活动，挑战 NP 学生批判性地评估个人和人群，目标是让 NP 学生在毕业后“做好实践准备”。NP 临床培训在有 NP 导师的实践环境中进行，具有特定的临床专业领域。然而，缺乏接受过教育以进行临床教学和评估 NP 学生的 NP 临床导师。本文介绍了一项为期 3 年的美国人力资源和管理服务资助的项目，该项目的设计、实施、评估和结果均基于一个基于网络的初级保健护士从业者导师发展计划。90%的指导 NP 学生的护士从业者完成了所有基于网络的学习模块。通过在线模块接受教育准备以指导 NP 学生在临床环境中学习的导师，是教师让 NP 学生在毕业后做好实践准备的重要资源。这个用于在线 NP 导师教育的基于网络的学习平台可能是扩大和改善全国范围内 NP 导师队伍的一种成功方法。
