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Training materials for preceptors and clinical instructors, available both through live sessions and on-demand.
Develop connections and community for preceptors and instructors.
Raise awareness for the lived experiences of nurses who provide clinical onboarding.
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Insights into the Complexities of Nursing Shortages, Education Constraints, and Diversity Disparities
33 nurses are the average shortage hospitals face at any given time, compounded yearly due to significant RN exits and retirement.
91,000+ potential students turned away due to budget constraints, faculty shortages, and classroom limitations. Faculty burnout amplified by demanding workload, competing responsibilities, work-life imbalance, and compensation gaps.
1 in 4 Americans has at least one disability. Nursing students present with diverse needs related to accessibility in their learning environments.
The demanding clinical environment and staffing shortages lead to stress and strain among nurses
RN turnover rate
RN vacancy rate
average hospital staff turnover
nurses experiencing burnout
44% less earnings for nurse faculty contribute to burnout, dwindling preceptors, and lack of recognition.
Preceptors face increased workload balancing patient care and teaching, lacking consistent training and recognition. Incentives and standardized training nationwide is essential.
Rapid technology advancements, such as EMR, computers, telehealth, and medical technology, fracture a nurse's time, impacting workload and the ability to train and acclimate new nurses effectively.
With the complexity of healthcare increasing exponentially each year, nurses who train in the clinical environment need quick answers to difficult training scenarios.
40% of total minority population out of which
nursing workforce
nursing faculty
49.6% of total general male population out of which
nursing workforce
nursing faculty
There is high demand for clinical sites & can be supported by training alternatives for students and using advanced simulation technologies.
Rural communities and smaller organizations, both academic and clinical, need collaborations to provide advanced education solutions such as simulation.
Foundational student education needs to be strong to adequately and safely prepare students for their clinical education practice.
Clinical site insufficiencies were reported as the most frequent reason (69%) and most important reason (40%) for turning away qualified baccalaureate nursing school applicants.
Understand organizational dynamics shaping student precepting for effective mentorship within institution.
Explore ways of formal recognition and incentives for precepting, including monetary and non-monetary incentives.
Explore technological solutions facilitating communication, optimizing preceptorship through innovative IT integration.
Explore streamlined support systems connecting preceptors and clinical faculty for seamless student guidance.
Discover curriculum and communication tools empowering preceptors and clinical instructors for effective mentorship.
State and Regional Clinical Preceptor Landscape AnalysisComplete a comprehensive needs assessment to identify the unique clinical preceptor landscape in the state and region, to include motivating factors and barriers, that will inform the vision and creation of standardized curriculum, recruitment and retention strategies, and supportive infrastructure for clinical precepting.
Innovative Preceptor Academy: Tailored Training for Clinical Faculty and Preceptors Create a Preceptor Academy to train and support clinical faculty/preceptors using innovative technology, design, and approach which is both unique to the needs of the local nursing environment and amenable to scaling to a regional and national level.
Develop Academic-Practice Partnerships to Support Precepting Needs Enhance and create relationships with existing and new academic-clinical community partners to create new clinical faculty opportunities, assess clinical preceptor needs, address barriers to recruitment and retention, contribute to and enhance collective expertise, and harness communication networks to share Preceptor Academy opportunities and resources.
Enhancing Support Services for Clinical Faculty and Academy MembersLeverage existing and implement new support services to academic, peer, and social supports to optimize the success of clinical faculty or Academy members including promotion of resiliency and well-being as well as prevention of burnout.
Nursing Workforce Expansion Evaluation PlanDevelop and implement a comprehensive evaluation plan to assure that we are increasing the nursing workforce by recruiting, training, and producing skilled qualified clinical nursing faculty and nursing preceptors.
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Inspire the next generation offering distinct viewpoint on the remarkable developments unfolding within nursing—reflecting on challenges, triumphs, obstacles, and innovations that have shaped the field.
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Explore our events where participants and faculty from across the United States collaborate, learn, and engage, building a supportive community dedicated to advancing nursing careers and improving patient care.
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This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $3,995,519 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government.
