This must-have guide for all new nurses in the preceptor role contains all you need to know to successfully educate, protect, socialize and evaluate nurses transitioning to a new environment. It presents and discusses the following important topics that all contribute to a successful nursing preceptorship:
The importance of integrating evidenced-based practice throughout preceptorship
Learning styles and how to teach to them
Stages of preceptorship
Communication techniques
Documentation completion (formal and informal)
What type of person makes a good preceptor
Reality shock and helping the new nurse through the process