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Enhancing relationships between nursing faculty and clinical preceptors
1Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, USA.
Summary
Nurse educators must forge stronger alliances with clinical agencies to ensure quality student education. Building positive relationships and sharing responsibilities are key to overcoming challenges in clinical placements.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Healthcare Alliances
Background:
- Healthcare and nursing education are rapidly evolving.
- Clinical agencies face cost and liability issues, leading to refusal to precept students.
- There is a growing need for collaboration between educators and clinicians.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the necessity of alliances between nurse educators and clinicians.
- To identify strategies for maintaining optimal clinical experiences for nursing students.
- To address the challenges posed by clinical agencies refusing to precept students.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of the evolving landscape of healthcare and nursing education.
- Examination of the historical and current economic demands on clinical agencies.
- Review of strategies for nurse educators to build relationships with practicing nurses.
Main Results:
- Clinical agencies are increasingly unwilling to precept students due to financial and legal concerns.
- Nurse educators need to actively engage with practicing nurses.
- Shared responsibility in student evaluation is crucial.
Conclusions:
- Developing positive relationships with practicing nurses is essential for nurse educators.
- Contributing to staff education strengthens the educator-clinician bond.
- Nurse educators must share the responsibility for evaluating student learning to secure clinical experiences.