Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI.
Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care, Detroit, MI.
J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2022 Jul 1;34(7):909-917. doi: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000732.
Preceptors of nurse practitioner students can be difficult to recruit and retain. Schools of nursing have deployed incentives that aim to support preceptors; however, these incentives, such as conferences, webinars, and workshops, do not always entice preceptors. The purpose of this project was to enhance the overall clinical experience for both the preceptor and the Doctor of Nursing Practice primary care nurse practitioner students through the development of an innovative preceptor resource network (PRN). The PRN was designed and developed to support preceptors in rural and/or underserved areas. The network consists of informal monthly meetings with rotating content as well as an online repository that houses resources. More than half of the invited preceptors attend the meetings each month. Preceptors' feedback indicated that the meetings assist them in their precepting and/or clinical practice, and the discussions were engaging and interesting. Schools of nursing need to deploy creative, relationship-based strategies to recruit and retain preceptors for nurse practitioner students. The development of a PRN, which facilitates discussions from a preceptor-driven agenda, rather than a top-down educational method, is an innovative approach that is worthy of further exploration and replication. The PRN is a sustainable model for preceptor support that could be used by universities across the United States and abroad.
导师招募和保留对于护理实践专业的学生来说一直是个难题。护理学院采取了激励措施来支持导师，但这些激励措施，如会议、网络研讨会和研讨会，并不总能吸引导师。本项目的目的是通过开发创新的导师资源网络（PRN）来提高导师和护理实践博士初级保健护理实践专业学生的整体临床体验。PRN 的设计和开发旨在为农村和/或服务不足地区的导师提供支持。该网络由每月轮流进行的非正式会议和一个在线资源库组成。每月有一半以上的受邀导师参加会议。导师的反馈表明，这些会议有助于他们进行指导和/或临床实践，而且讨论内容引人入胜、饶有趣味。护理学校需要采取有创意的、基于关系的策略来招募和保留护理实践专业学生的导师。开发一个 PRN，它可以根据导师的主导议程来促进讨论，而不是采用自上而下的教育方法，这是一种创新的方法，值得进一步探索和复制。PRN 是一种可持续的导师支持模式，可在美国和国外的大学使用。
