Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 11, 2026
12:55
Multimodal Protocol for Assessing Metacognition and Self-Regulation in Adults with Learning Difficulties
Published on: September 27, 2020
Preceptors: a perspective of what works
1School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA. hbrandt@uwm.edu
Clinical Excellence for Nurse Practitioners : the International Journal of NPACE
|May 31, 2001
Summary
Clinical preceptors are vital for advanced practice nurse education, ensuring quality training amidst growing academic programs. Strategies for identifying and engaging preceptors are crucial for nurse practitioner programs.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Advanced Practice Nursing
Background:
- The increasing number of academic programs for advanced practice nurses presents challenges.
- Ensuring quality clinical education is paramount in this competitive landscape.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a perspective on the contributions of clinical preceptors in advanced practice nurse education.
- To examine strategies employed by universities to address preceptor-related issues in nurse practitioner programs.
Main Methods:
- This article offers a perspective, not a quantitative study.
- It uses case examples from two universities detailing their approaches to clinical preceptor management.
Main Results:
- Explores critical aspects of preceptor engagement, including identification and motivation.
- Examines the impact of student presence on clinic productivity.
Conclusions:
- Effective preceptor strategies are essential for maintaining high standards in advanced practice nursing education.
- Understanding preceptor roles and program economics is key to successful nurse practitioner training.
Related Concept Videos
01:12Hindsight Biases
Hindsight bias leads you to believe that the event you just experienced was predictable, even though it really wasn’t. In other words, you knew all along that things would turn out the way they did. Can you relate this to the phrase "Hindsight is 20/20" now?
01:52Persuasion Strategies
Researchers have tested many persuasion strategies, including the foot-in-the door and the door-in-the-face techniques, in a variety of contexts. Ultimately, the principles are effective in selling products and changing people’s attitude, ideas, and behaviors (Cialdini & Goldstein, 2004).
01:22Purposive Learning
E. C. Tolman emphasized the purposiveness of behavior — the idea that much of our behavior is goal-directed. For instance, employees who aim for a promotion work diligently to meet their targets. Tolman argued that when classical conditioning and operant conditioning occur, the organism acquires certain expectations. In classical conditioning, a child might fear a dog because they expect it to bite. In operant conditioning, a person might consistently work overtime because they expect a bonus...
01:19The Behavioral Perspective on Personality
Behaviorists view personality as primarily shaped by environmental reinforcements and consequences. According to this perspective, behavior is influenced by external stimuli, and individuals adjust their actions based on rewards and punishments. Over time, learning histories — accumulated patterns of reinforcement — play a significant role in shaping personality. Behaviors that lead to positive outcomes are reinforced, while those resulting in negative outcomes are diminished. Radical...
01:23Carl Rogers' Humanistic Perspective on Personality
Carl Rogers, a key figure in humanistic psychology, believed that individuals possess an innate potential for growth and fulfillment. According to his model of personality, three significant components define an individual: the organism, the self, and conditions of worth.
The organism refers to an individual's inherent blueprint, which Rogers saw as innately positive and directed toward helping others, unlike Freud's view of the id as driven by base impulses. The self is a person's...
The organism refers to an individual's inherent blueprint, which Rogers saw as innately positive and directed toward helping others, unlike Freud's view of the id as driven by base impulses. The self is a person's...
01:29Impression Management Techniques III: Aligning Actions
Aligning actions are communicative strategies individuals employ to maintain social harmony and preserve personal identity in the face of potential disruptions to social norms. These actions are particularly important in managing social impressions when one's behavior might be seen as inappropriate, incompetent, or morally questionable.Types of Aligning ActionsThe three principal types of aligning actions are disclaimers, accounts, and apologies.DisclaimersDisclaimers are preventive; they are...