[NPInfo]: Faculty responsibility & preceptors

[Lisa Meyer]

I agree--I had a very difficult time finding preceptors when I was in my 
program.  I have been a preceptor since fall of 07 and am pleased that 
Michigan State Univ. has done a good job of communicating with me.

Lisa

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Nbalkon at aol.com>
To: <npinfo at nurse.net>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 11:59 AM
Subject: Re: [NPInfo]: Faculty responsibility & preceptors


>
>
> 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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