COACHING AND DEVELOPMENT

Coaching and Development

Discuss the role of a preceptor

The preceptor serves as a role model for the student in the clinical setting. The preceptor presents the student with clinical experiences to meet the objectives of the student contract. The tutor acts as an expert, consultant, teacher and student. Each student has the contract required the support of the tutor during the semester. Initially, the clinical preceptor to familiarize students with clinical practice and help provide appropriate guidance to the agency. The student and preceptor should meet regularly to evaluate the learning experiences. The preceptor and faculty supervisor meet as necessary during the semester to evaluate student progress and meet at the beginning of the semester to establish agreement on the contract and at the end of each semester for a final evaluation conference.A preceptor is one who guides, tutors, and provides direction aimed at a specific performance. The preceptor role is conceptualized as embodying that of role model; mentor, and resource person. The clinical preceptor is not expected to teach or to replace any of the guidance activities of the teacher (DeWitt, 1993).

2. Explain the guidelines for working one-on-one with the students using a competency-based approach.

During the third year of curriculum, students develop their knowledge of emerging conditions and increasing the ability to apply knowledge in the clinical setting. The curriculum is taught through case online modules, emergency medicine grand rounds, reading assignments and through one-on-one student-teacher experience in the care of patients the emergency room. Students must complete their modules and the research literature in relation to current cases seen in the emergency room. The competency-based approaches focus on the skills and tasks specific to a discipline or specialty, including those that cannot learn or estimate other than the actual environment where they are put into practice (Rubenstein, 1992)

Explain the supervision of students, including ethical and legal issues.

Students are responsible for knowing their capabilities and limitations and to ask questions when necessary. The Preceptor is responsible to correctly assign the student using the map as a guideline (for primary preceptorships). Preceptors may delegate to the nursing student with the student is prepared for through course work, laboratory experiences and school prior to clinical experiences. By the time a student starts a clinic precepts he or she must be prepared to assume the responsibilities of nursing care can be delegated to a registered nurse.

Two situations can pose ethical dilemmas for preceptors. One situation is when a nursing student, according to the Preceptor, is not complying with clinical outcomes. The second situation is when there is a question about safe practice and / or critical thinking. Although this rarely occurs, which is a marginal student is a difficult experience for a teacher. In addition, the reassessment of each patient, the student is to guarantee the accuracy of history and the study of physical methods. Recipients to ensure that all patients saw student presented and, accurate diagnosis and plan of medical management is transcribed.

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