A Portal to Precept: Addressing Barriers and Engaging Clinical Preceptors
Kala Christopherson1, Kelly Kearney, Sydnee Lucas
1Department of Graduate Studies, Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth, Houston, Texas.
Nurse Educator
|December 18, 2025
Summary
A new preceptor portal was developed to address shortages in graduate nursing education. The portal aims to improve preceptor retention and quality through training and incentives.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Clinical Preceptorship
Background:
- Graduate nursing programs experience a significant preceptor shortage.
- Preceptors face barriers including inadequate training, orientation, benefits, and time.
Purpose of the Study:
- Develop a preceptor portal to enhance preceptor retention and quality for graduate nursing students.
- Focus on providing orientation, training, and incentives to preceptors.
Main Methods:
- Developed the Portal to Precept (P2P) to mitigate barriers.
- Tracked preceptor participation and engagement within the P2P system.
Main Results:
- 549 preceptors were invited to the P2P over 12 months.
- 94 preceptors enrolled, achieving a 17.1% participation rate.
Conclusions:
- A standardized framework for preceptor development and support can improve student and preceptor experiences.
- Accessible orientation, training, and incentives can overcome clinical precepting barriers.
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