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August 156, 20032
Thank you for agreeing to precept one of our graduate students in the nurse practitioner program this fall.
Nurse practitioner students are experienced registered professional nurses studying to expand their nursing practice by specializing in primary care. Your participation as a preceptor for the nurse practitioner program is an essential component of their educational curriculum. Clinical preceptored rotations offer a unique opportunity for students to observe and practice the art of managing patient care in primary care.
The student will contact you to arrange clinical schedules. This semester begins in
August 2519, 20032 and ends in Decemberecember 52, 20032. The student will complete about 125 hours of clinical practice with you. Students are covered under the University’s liability policy as long as they are functioning within the course objectives.
At the conclusion of the clinical rotation, preceptors are asked to complete the Student Evaluation Form (the form is included in this packet), review the form with the student, and return the form to the instructor. Of course, I would like to hear from you anytime during the clinical rotation if you have any concerns or anything you would like to discuss. Feel free to contact me:
Dr. Diane M. Wink EdD, FNP, ARNP
Professor
UCF School of Nursing
P.O. Box 162210
Orlando, Fl. 32816-2210
Office Phone: 407-823-5440
Email:
Other contacts in the School of Nursing include Jean D. Leuner, PhD, RN Dr. Mary Lou Sole, Interim Director,
and Dr. Jean Kijek, PhD,RN Graduate Program Coordinator.
I am enclosing a packet of information concerning the course and graduate program for your review. This packet includes: Guidelines for Preceptors, a copy of the information
August 15, 2002
June 8, 2004
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given to the student regarding clinical rotation (Student guidelines), the NP I syllabus (partial), the student evaluation form and a brochure about the graduate program.
Thank you for your commitment and involvement in graduate nurse practitioner education at UCF.
Sincerely,
Diane M. Wink Ed.D., FNP, ARNP
Professor
Enclosure
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A resume or curriculum vitae is needed for all preceptors. According to our records:
We have your resume/vitae on file. If information has changed, please send an updated copy.
_ x We need a copy of your resume/vitae. Please send this to Graduate Program Assistant, UCF School of Nursing, P.O. Box 162210, Orlando, FL32816-2210.
An Affiliation Agreement (contract) between you agency and UCF is required by the Board of Nursing and the University of Central Florida. According to our files:
_____We have a current Affiliation Agreement with your practice/agency.
_____We need an Affiliation Agreement with your practice/agency. Information will be sent to the identified contact person at your agency (e.g. office manager) in a separate packet.
We have a current Affiliation Agreement with your practice/agency.
We need an Affiliation Agreement with your practice/agency. Information will be sent to the identified contact person at your agency (e.g. office manager) in a separate packet.
If you need to inquire as to the status of the affiliation agreement, you may contact the Senior Secretary Graduate Program Assistant, at 407-823-30686541or E-MAIL: .
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Guidelines for Preceptors
Role of the clinical preceptor in NP I
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Guidelines for Preceptors
Role of the clinical preceptor in NP I
NP I is a major clinical course in the nurse practitioner program. Students have already completed courses in Advanced Health Assessment, Nursing Theory, Pathophysiology, and Health Promotion. However, because students have varying plans of study, their clinical background at this point is not standard. Some students will have completed Pharmacology and some will be taking it concurrently with NP I. In addition, some students will have completed class and clinical work in the care of the child and women’s health. Please verify the background of the student(s) you are working with.
The clinical preceptor is involved in the clinical rotation experience to:
1. Provide access to patients in ambulatory settings (students are in their first advanced practice clinical course and sufficient space should be available for the student to work at their own pace without interrupting the clinic’s patient flow)
2. Select patients for students to begin history and physical exam. (This semester the essentially healthy patient or those with less complex acute self-limiting conditions will be most appropriate.)
3. Listen to student’s case presentation, after their initial patient interaction, and provide criticism, guidance, and clinical knowledge gained from practice.
4. Provide direct clinical supervision by seeing patients with the student and validating their findings.
5. Collaborate with the student in planning care for the patient explaining rationale for treatment choices if needed. Encourage the student’s study of written resources and other clinical guides to improve their knowledge of primary care.
6. Allow students to chart using SOAP format or clinic forms. Review their notes, suggest revisions or make additions, and cosign the student’s charts.
7. Consider allowing the students to observe interactions with additional patients (other than those selected for them to see) that have significant pathology or would be of educational interest to the student.
8. Supervise procedures students perform that are consistent with student learning objectives. In previous courses students learned physical exam skills, basic 12 lead EKG interpretation, suturing, primary care microscopy and began looking at
x-rays. Students can gain experience with these skills if they are available in your clinical site.
9. Spend a few minutes with the student at the end of the clinical day to review the student’s progress.
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Nurse Practitioner Program
Student Clinical Guidelines: Nurse Practitioner I
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Nurse Practitioner Program
Student Clinical Guidelines: Nurse Practitioner I
In this course, students are assigned to a primary care site for preceptored clinical rotation. Although, the student and preceptor will negotiate the exact schedule, the experiences should be scheduled throughout the semester (approximately one day per week) to total no less than 125 hours. .
The following guidelines will assist the student in working effectively with their preceptor in this clinical experience. Students should expect to:
1. Perform complete and targeted patient histories and physical exams for a minimum of 2 or 3 patients per clinical day. Patients should be selected in collaboration with the preceptor. Those with less complex health care needs are most appropriate this semester (e.g. a healthy person for a physical exam or an acute self-limiting problem; a person with a stable chronic condition). Students will identify themselves as registered nurses and nurse practitioners residents.
2. Identify normal and abnormal findings from history and physical exam and after consulting with the preceptor obtain additional data and/or order diagnostic tests.
3. Orally present a concise organized summary of the patient’s case to preceptor or preceptor’s collaborating physician.
6. Modify final diagnosis (es) and plan of care based on feedback from preceptor.
7. Implement plan of care in collaboration with the patient and preceptor providing education, counseling,, written prescriptions, referrals, and lab requisitions with preceptor approval.
8. Accurately record patient encounters in SOAP format or other format used by the practice. All documentation will be co-signed by the preceptor and include a notation that the preceptor was consulted (“staffed by...”, “seen and rechecked by...”, “seen and agreed by...”). Students will sign as registered nurses and include the designation “NP resident” after their name.
- Begin performing technical skills under the direct supervision of a preceptor.
10.Seek learning opportunities; develop competency with assessment, diagnosis and treatment for health promotion and protection in healthy individuals and treatment of acute, self-limiting health problems.