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The Association for Nursing Professional Development Preceptor Assessment Tool offers a standardized, evidence-based method for evaluating nursing preceptors. This reliable tool supports both self-assessment and stakeholder evaluations, meeting accreditation needs.

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Nursing Education
Healthcare Professional Development

Background:

Traditionally, healthcare and academic institutions used in-house tools for preceptor evaluation.
Increased demand for preceptors and accreditation standards for transition-to-practice programs highlighted the need for improved evaluation methods.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce and describe the Association for Nursing Professional Development Preceptor Assessment Tool.
To provide a standardized, evidence-based instrument for evaluating preceptors and preceptor programs.

Main Methods:

Development of an evidence-based assessment tool.
Validation and reliability testing of the assessment tool (details not provided in abstract).
Designed for use by preceptors for self-evaluation and by other stakeholders for evaluation.

Main Results:

The developed assessment tool is evidence-based, valid, and reliable.
It provides a mechanism for standardized preceptor evaluation.
The tool addresses the need for evaluating both individual preceptors and overall preceptor programs.

Conclusions:

The Association for Nursing Professional Development Preceptor Assessment Tool meets the need for a standardized evaluation mechanism.
This tool supports the evaluation of preceptors and preceptor programs in nursing professional development.
It is a valuable resource for healthcare organizations facing accreditation requirements.