Breaking into Orthopaedic Nursing

Abstract

Recalling feelings of reality shock and insecurity helps the staff nurse to truly understand the feelings that a nursing student experiences. Without a student preceptorship the new graduate may be unaware of all of the staff nurse responsibilities and have a problematic role transition to the work environment. The new graduate's adjustment to a staff nurse role is challenging, but if it is overwhelming the new nurse may eventually leave the profession (Coudret et al., 1994). Quick reference tables are designed to help plan and implement a preceptor experience. The precepted practicum has many benefits for both the nursing student and the RN preceptor.

Preceptorship vs. clinical models of learning: The experiences of Bahraini nursing students

“…Participants in this study described how within the traditional model, the relatively large ratio of student teacher contributed to less focus on them as individuals and resulted in insufficient time to learn and demonstrate a variety of clinical skills, a finding that also concurred with Bashford [11] and Charleston and Happell. [6] Likewise, interpersonal relationships were regarded by Cambodian students to be the most effective clinical teaching characteristic for a preceptor including her availability to guide them, provide continuous evaluation and exuding self-confidence, good teaching skills and nursing competence.…”

“…[8] While some of the academic nursing programs use this model with beginner nursing students, [9] other programs offer it in the summer between the junior and senior year [10] with others implementing it during the final semester prior to graduation. [11] Moreover, nursing colleges use many different terms to refer to the use of the preceptorship model in their curriculum, such as calling it the externship program, [1] the orientation program, [12] the internship program, [13] the senior practicum or graduate nurse residency program. [2] The internship program and senior practicum usually reflect the final clinical course/year prior to graduation.…”