Strengthening your role as a preceptor
The McMaster BScN program is pleased to host several Preceptorship Workshops. The Preceptor role is integral to student success in our level 4 clinical curriculum.
If you are new to the Preceptor role or simply wish to strengthen your learning and contribute to a community of practice discussion, consider attending the following, upcoming workshops:
1. Introduction to the BScN Preceptor Role
Preceptors will learn about the fundamentals of BScN preceptorship, emphasizing the roles and expectations of preceptors. Content will include some components of the BScN clinical curriculum and principles of clinical teaching, including learner assessment, effective coaching/feedback and an overview of the preceptor clinical evaluation tool.
Dates and Times
February 2, 2023 (0900-1100)
February 15, 2023 (0900-1100)
March 8, 2023 (0900-1100)
2. Supporting Student Development in Clinical Performance
Preceptors will discuss teaching/learning situations where a learner may be struggling to be successful in a clinical course. Preceptors will learn strategies to manage these situations and resolve some of the challenges encountered as a preceptor. Documentation on the preceptor clinical evaluation tool will also be addressed.
Dates and Times
February 8, 2023 (0900-1100)
March 1, 2023 (0900-1100)
- All workshops will be delivered via zoom
- Register by emailing bscnad@mcmaster.ca or phone (905)-525-9140, ext. 22699
McMaster BScN Preceptorship Program
- Preceptorship is a teaching-learning approach utilized in professional practice courses at the senior level, a time when learners are making the transition from the senior student role to that of a professional nurse.
- The BScN Program utilizes a Preceptorship Framework for teaching-learning in both Level IV professional practice courses.
- The conceptual foundation of this framework was developed by McMaster BScN Preceptorship Committee, 2015.
- Preceptorship is viewed within the context of professional nursing & 5 major domains: practice, education, research, administration & policy.
- Preceptorship is facilitated by the teaching-learning triad (student, preceptor & faculty tutor) & experiential learning is central to this educational collaboration
BScN Program Preceptorship Framework
Preceptorship and Professional Nursing
Within the preceptorship framework, several key concepts describe the role of professional nursing. These concepts are important for successful completion of senior practice courses:
- Competence & caring are fundamental expectations of professional practice experiences; students learn to perform the complex professional nursing role in ways that exemplify both competence and caring;
- Effective communication is foundational to the development & maintenance of the preceptorship triad, and it is also vital to the delivery of safe nursing care and enhanced teamwork;
- Conscience or ethical practice is critical to practice by all health professionals;
- Comportment refers to professional behaviours to which students are socialized (e.g., appropriate workplace attire, interaction with patients, families, and intra/inter-professional team);
- Commitment to the experience is made by all triad members: students commit to their educational development, striving to achieve entry-to-practice competencies; preceptors commit to acting as role models; and clinical teachers or faculty tutors commit to providing educational support and guidance to both preceptors and students during the preceptorship experience;
- Collaboration occurs both formally & informally; clinical agencies formally agree to collaborate in students’ professional practice learning & each triad informally agrees to form a partnership that meets the goals of the professional practice courses;
- As learners, each member of the triad assists one another in developing confidence in their respective educational roles;
- Preceptors make a critical educational contribution to the future health & health care of our citizens by shaping the profession, one nurse at a time.