[NPInfo]: Faculty responsibility & preceptors

[Nbalkon at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/3/2008 12:35:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,  
Margienp at aol.com writes:

There  seems to be issues in students obtaining preceptors and this is the   
schools obligation. If the MS program can not arrange for decent  preceptors 
then 
there needs to be less students admitted to the  programs.
Many times the preceptors are abused.
I have been a preceptor  and never had the university make any contact with   
me.


Nance respons:  Sigh... this disheartens me if it's  occurring... Preceptors, 
please do contact the department chair in schools where  your preceptees come 
from... It's unacceptable to have, what I consider,  students "dumped" on 
preceptors.
 
Preceptors...  you do have rights... one of them is to  work along with 
faculty of record whose responsibility it is to be in contact  with you at the 
beginning of the semester and prn throughout in order to guide  the student's 
education. Also, if a student is doing poorly, notify faculty who  must certainly 
work with you to sort out what the issues are, counsel the  student with you, 
etc etc. Yes, sometimes students are even pulled out of  clinical...
 
Do you know?   The hours that you  put in precepting apply towar 
re-certification? If you haven't received a letter  from the school verifying you've 
precepted and for how many hours please make  request. Also review recert criteria 
for credentialing body to see how hours are  applied.
 
I've worn both hats during my career...  am totally  sensitive to the plight 
of the preceptor and what can be termed preceptor  abuse. I advocate for you.  
You're not  powerless.

 
Nancy Balkon,  PhD, ANP-C, APRN-CS, NPP
Southern New York State Representative --  AANP
Clinical Associate Professor, Stony Brook University School of  Nursing



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