About the Book
Nurse preceptors have the power and opportunity to inspire nurses to achieve greatness. Effective precepting programs depend on two critical groups: nurses who organize and manage the programs and nurses who support, teach, and coach. Beth Ulrich-nationally recognized for her research in work environments and transitional experiences of new graduate nurses-provides the knowledge, tools, skills, and wisdom both groups need for success.
Written for staff nurses, their managers, and educators, this second edition of Mastering Precepting: A Nurse's Handbook for Success teaches preceptors both the science and art of precepting and empowers them to seek the support they need to be effective. For managers, it emphasizes the importance of providing nurse preceptors with positive and supportive experiences. For educators, it provides the information and knowledge required to develop and improve preceptor programs.
This fully revised new edition covers:
NEW: Strategies and techniques for developing preceptors
NEW: Information on developing, implementing, and evaluating preceptor programs
NEW: Precepting advanced practice registered nurse students and new graduates
Roles, planning, goals, and motivation
Specific learner populations
Self-care and burnout precautions
About the Author :
Beth Tamplet Ulrich, EdD, RN, FACHE, FAAN, is a nationally recognized thought leader who is known for her research studying nursing work environments and the experiences of new graduate nurses as they transition from nursing school into the workforce and for her leadership in developing the roles of nephrology nurses and improving the care of nephrology patients. Ulrich has extensive experience as a healthcare executive, educator, and researcher. She is currently a professor at the Cizik School of Nursing at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, teaching in the DNP Program, and editor of the Nephrology Nursing Journal, the professional journal of the American Nephrology Nurses Association. Ulrich has been aco-investigator on a series of national nursing workforce and work environment studies and four studies of critical-care nurse work environments conducted with the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.Ulrich received her bachelor's degree from the Medical University of South Carolina, her master's degree from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and her doctorate from the University of Houston in a collaborative program with Baylor College of Medicine. She is a past president of the American Nephrology Nurses Association, a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, and a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. She was recognized as the Outstanding Nursing Alumnus of the Medical University of South Carolina in 1989, as a distinguished alumnusof The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Nursing in 2002, received the Outstanding Contribution to the American Nephrology Nurses Association award in 2008, and received the Marguerite Rodgers Kinney Award for a Distinguished Career from the AmericanAssociation of Critical-Care Nurses in 2018. Ulrich has numerous publications and presentations to her credit on topics including nephrology nursing, nurses' work environments, and how new graduate nurses transition into professional nurses.Follow her and engage with other preceptors on Twitter at @RNPreceptor. For tools and other resources, go to www.RNPreceptor.com.
Review :
"Mastering Precepting is a must-have handbook for teaching and learning clinical science and a practical overview of how and when that science is relevant. Preceptors are central knowledge workers in today's complex, fast-paced healthcare systems. 'On the spot' precepting calls attention to critical changes in patients across time, while also teaching a vast amount of local knowledge about how a community of practice learns, collaborates, and communicates. This book is an invaluable guide-a must-read for all preceptors and nurse managers."
-Patricia Benner, PhD, RN, FAAN Executive Director, EducatingNurses.comProfessor Emerita, School of Nursing, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
"Since the concept of reality shock was identified in the early 1970s, we have known that how nurses are socialized into the profession influences the success of their practice and their entire careers. Subsequent research has found that preceptors and a precepted experience are instrumental in helping new graduate registered nurses make the transition to professional nurses. In Mastering Precepting, Beth Ulrich and colleagues provide an excellent resource for nurses who are learning to become preceptors and for educators who are responsible for preceptor development."
-Marlene Kramer, PhD, RN, FAAN
President, Health Science Research Associates
"This book is the most significant contribution to the literature in the last two decades on the art and science of preceptorship in the nursing profession. Beth Ulrich and her fellow authors provide theories, practical applications, and ultimately the path forward for transforming organizations and individuals in a complex, modern world that requires disruptive thinking and intentional action to create a better tomorrow for our patients, our colleagues, and our profession."
-Cole Edmonson, DNP, RN, FACHE, NEA-BC, FAAN
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Nurse Fellow Alumna 2012-2015 CohortChief Nursing Officer, Texas Health DallasNLN Foundation Chair"This book is a brilliant and comprehensive resource for all nurses who participate in the critically impor- tant preceptor role. Beth Ulrich and her team have created an exceptionally practical and well-evidenced tool for preceptors and managers that is a must-read for all involved in this process! This book elevates the preceptor role firmly into a formal position that recognizes the essential responsibility preceptors hold."-Judith G. Berg, MS, RN, FACHE President and CEO, HealthImpact
